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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anthony King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Houdini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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155 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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152 lbs
11 - 12 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
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ADCC Champion
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anthony King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Houdini!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houdini shoots in looking for a takedown but King manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Houdini's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
King throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Houdini's waist but Houdini gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing King off to one side.
King shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Houdini sprawls well. Houdini wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. King gets slowly back to his feet.
King gets a takedown into half guard.
King prevents Houdini from improving his position.
King is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Houdini slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Houdini has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but King can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
King trying to move into half guard but instead Houdini has managed to sweep!
Houdini controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
King throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
King keeping full guard, as Houdini tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houdini is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! King is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! King has escaped and now he's on top!
King drops back looking for a leg! Houdini is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Houdini manages to kick King off! King jumps back into Houdini's guard.
Houdini controls King momentarily but King frees himself.
Houdini bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in King's guard.
King has his foot on Houdini's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Houdini works his way back into a safe position though.
King is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
King is breathing heavily.
Houdini trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Houdini trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houdini missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Houdini wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
King escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Houdini gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Houdini sitting in guard here, content to control.
Houdini is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Houdini throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Houdini is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Houdini wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
Houdini stands and throws King's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houdini looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Houdini thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
King tries to buck Houdini off but Houdini is having none of it.
King is not content to let Houdini control the position.
Houdini tries for a kimura but King is defending well.
King is trying to improve his position.
King struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Houdini wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
King is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Houdini's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
King avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Houdini.
Houdini throwing shots but King is blocking nicely.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Houdini in particular looking to stall.
King is in trouble now - Houdini has advanced to mount!
King defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Houdini.
Houdini with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
King is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Houdini dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Houdini fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Houdini scores with a takedown into King's guard.
King looking for a guillotine here but Houdini defends easily.
Houdini avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
King looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
King looking for a guillotine here but Houdini defends easily.
King can't keep his opponent in guard - Houdini advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Houdini is trying for a kimura here. King looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Houdini wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alex Houdini!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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