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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Kappa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ace King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Big Chips. Ace King has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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208 cm
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285 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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195 cm
23
282 lbs
8 - 6 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
KO power |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, David Kappa! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Ace King! The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! King throws a poor cross that misses
and Kappa counters with a straight right hand. King misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as King lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kappa doesn't seem phased though. Kappa lands a head kick!
King throws a poor cross that misses
and Kappa counters with a low kick, right behind King 's knee. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Kappa connects with a single shot there. Kappa clobbers King with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kappa. Kappa throws a lazy uppercut
and King counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. King stuffs the takedown. Kappa misses with a left hand and King counters with a nice uppercut. King connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. King misses with a looping left. David Kappa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kappa shoots for a double leg takedown but King sprawls well. He's pushed Kappa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. King misses with a straight left. Kappa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. King blocks a jab. A chopping leg kick lands by Kappa. King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kappa throws out the jab. Kappa has his takedown stuffed and King counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Kappa. That's going to take a lot out of him. Kappa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Kappa misses with an uppercut
and King counters with a stiff right hand. Kappa misses with a hook
and King counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kappa misses with a hook
and King counters with a nice body shot. King misses the jab. King misses with a right hand and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Kappa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt King. Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world. Kappa swinging wildly here.
King misses with a left hand letting Kappa counter with a right hand. King misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. King checks a leg kick. Kappa ducks under a wild hook from King. Kappa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt King. Kappa throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Kappa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King. Kappa avoids a lazy jab quite easily. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Kappa fails with the takedown and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
David Kappa dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
King lands a jab to the nose. Kappa's jab looks to have found its range, popping King under the eye. Kappa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has King pinned against the cage. King gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Kappa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Kappa misses with a jab to the body
and King counters with a left to the body. Kappa swings widly with a right hand
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like David Kappa has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kappa walks into a straight right hand from King. A punch lands to the side of King 's head but he takes it in his stride. King misses the body punch and Kappa counters with a good, hard body kick but King shrugs it off. Kappa misses with a looping right. Kappa dives in and grabs King's left leg, looking for a takedown. King pushes down on Kappa's head and hops out. King defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kappa. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Kappa. That's going to take a lot out of him. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. King misses with a left hand and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. King throws a lazy right hand but Kappa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Kappa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Kappa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
King misses with a hook. King tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Kappa getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Kappa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and King counters with a right hand to the body. Kappa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and King counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. King throws a poor cross that misses
and Kappa counters with a nice uppercut. Kappa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kappa closes this distance looking for a takedown but King circles away. Kappa avoids a lazy jab quite easily. King jabbing away but nothing is landing. A big right from King misses. King defending well as Kappa loads up on a big left hand. David Kappa is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A nice leg kick lands there from Kappa. King tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. King throws a poor cross that misses
and Kappa counters with a right hand to the body. Ace King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. King misses with a hook. Kappa ducked under it nicely. Kappa walks into a left hand. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Kappa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kappa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and King counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ace King will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on David Kappa's cut. That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Nice body punch from King. Kappa throws a quick inside leg kick. King misses with a shot to the body and Kappa counters with a stiff right hand. Kappa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. King slips under a jab. King swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kappa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Kappa throws a poor cross that misses
and King counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. King throws a jab but it's blocked by Kappa.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kappa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? King is fending him off so far but Kappa persists. Nope, King circles away and we're back to standing. Both fighters are breathing heavily. A shot to the body from King misses and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Kappa misses with a combination
and King counters with a right hand to the body. Kappa moves away from the strike by King. Kappa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Kappa moves away from the strike by King.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kappa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and King counters with a nice body shot. This has been an exciting period of action! King misses with a looping left. King's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Kappa misses with an uppercut
and King counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. King throws a hook to the side of Kappa's head but Kappa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. A big right from King misses. Kappa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King. Kappa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice jab there from King. King throws a hook but Kappa blocks it. King missing with a left hand there. Kappa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King misses with a body shot.
Kappa misses with a lunging right hand
and King counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A jab from King does it's job there. Kappa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. King throws a series of strikes that have Kappa backpedaling.
Kappa lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action! King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kappa. Kappa swings widly with a right hand
and King counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. King throws an off balance right hand
and Kappa counters with a straight right hand. A looping hook to the body misses from King. Kappa does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight! Ace King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well King has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29 Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29 Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ace King!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
74% |
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