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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aslam King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evander Holyshit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes to the ring accompanied by Terry Bozzio Drum Solo. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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26
220 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
25
218 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aslam King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Evander Holyshit!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holyshit lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
King scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
King not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Holyshit regains full guard. Nicely done.
Holyshit wants to stand up but King is controlling him.
King wants to pass the guard but Holyshit is keeping the position.
King works a leg free and moves into half guard.
King working over Holyshit with some ground and pound. Holyshit looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Holyshit blocking the ground and pound attempt from King.
Holyshit has hold of King's hands but King slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King not landing any meaningful shots this time.
King is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Holyshit can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King with the ground and pound but Holyshit uses the opportunity to regain guard.
King missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Holyshit avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Holyshit is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
King throwing strikes from guard but Holyshit blocks nicely.
King wanted to stand there but Holyshit had control of the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Holyshit lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for King!
King holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Holyshit tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Holyshit thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Holyshit looking to finish with strikes here!
King holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Holyshit tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyshit landing strikes from the mount and King is in trouble!
Holyshit throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Holyshit looking to land elbow strikes but King uses the position to regain half guard.
King taking some punishment here, with Holyshit in his half guard.
Holyshit not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
King keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Holyshit wants to stand up but King manages to regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holyshit with a flurry of punches that miss.
Holyshit throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as King works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
King utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
King has a closed guard, preventing Holyshit from standing up.
King has momentary wrist control but Holyshit slips an elbow through the middle.
Holyshit is in close to King's body, working some short punches and elbows.
King is trying to keep Holyshit in close.
Holyshit distracts King with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Holyshit trying to stand up but can't free himself from King's guard.
King avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
King controlling the position.
Holyshit with a flurry of punches that miss.
Holyshit throwing strikes but missing.
Holyshit has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of King is proving hard to escape from.
Holyshit must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's six 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.
King avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Holyshit loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Holyshit wants to stand but King has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Holyshit loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Holyshit trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
King is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Holyshit trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
King is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
King decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Holyshit is trying to control but can't.
King drops an elbow to the side of Holyshit's head.
King throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
King tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Holyshit.
King is breathing heavily.
King missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
King throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
King tries to stand and escape but Holyshit actually recovers to full guard.
King won't allow Holyshit to get back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as King accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
King pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Holyshit is keeping the position for now.
King loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Holyshit trying to keep a closed guard but King is proving a slippery customer.
King thows a big elbow that misses.
King missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
King postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
King is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Holyshit preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
King won't allow Holyshit to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Evander Holyshit will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Holyshit throws a series of strikes that have King backpedaling.
King wants to clinch up but Holyshit keeps it at a distance.
Holyshit clinches with his opponent.
King manages to break the clinch.
King fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
King decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
King frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Holyshit tries to hold on but King pushes him away.
King sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holyshit is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King unloading with bombs!
Holyshit is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
King throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
King throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Holyshit avoids a series of strikes thrown by King.
King prevents Holyshit from getting the reversal.
King throwing strikes but Holyshit recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Holyshit wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Aslam King overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
King not landing any meaningful shots this time.
King throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
King thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Holyshit's head.
King throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
King lands strikes from half guard.
King throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Holyshit avoiding damage under a succession of punches from King.
King throwing shots but Holyshit is blocking nicely.
King wants to stand up but Holyshit is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Holyshit with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
King moves into full mount! Holyshit won't be happy about that!
King landing strikes from the mount and Holyshit is in trouble!
Holyshit is looking to get to half guard.
King thowing shots but they're missing.
King throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King throwing strikes but Holyshit recovers to half guard. A much better position.
King not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
King looks to land a strike but Holyshit avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
King throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Holyshit works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Holyshit looking to hit a scissor sweep but King is one step ahead there.
Holyshit preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Holyshit keeping full guard, as King tries to pass.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
King won't allow Holyshit to get back to his feet.
King postures up in Holyshit's guard and throws a big left but Holyshit blocks it.
Holyshit wants to stand but King is controlling the position.
King working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
King throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Holyshit works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
King scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's six 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.
King working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Holyshit's head.
King throwing strikes from guard but Holyshit blocks nicely.
Holyshit is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
King trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Holyshit avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
King throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Holyshit works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
King in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
King throwing strikes but missing.
King won't allow Holyshit to sweep him here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
King postures up in Holyshit's guard and throws a big left but Holyshit blocks it.
King postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
King throwing strikes but missing.
Holyshit looking to hit a scissor sweep but King is one step ahead there.
Holyshit working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from King.
King trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's eight 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.
Holyshit wants to stand and escape but King is having none of it.
King thows a big elbow that misses.
King tries to stand but Holyshit is controlling from the bottom.
King throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
King is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
King throws a strike but Holyshit rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
King not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
King avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
King wants to control the position but Holyshit says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Holyshit wants to stand up but King has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Holyshit throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Holyshit slips a nice elbow through King's hands, connecting with King's forehead.
Holyshit seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
King wants to improve his position but Holyshit is controlling well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aslam King showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Aslam King!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Aslam King!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Aslam King!
Aslam King wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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