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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Levi King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jabba Hutt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think King might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lou Reed - Perfect Day. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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216 cm
27
312 lbs
20 - 7 - 0 |
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225 cm
28
300 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Levi King! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jabba Hutt! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hutt tries to score a power double leg takedown but King sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hutt somewhat. Hutt takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Jabba Hutt has been cut. King sends Hutt crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! King is motioning to the referee to let Hutt up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. King looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Hutt misses with a takedown attempt - King sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. No luck for Hutt with that takedown attempt. Levi King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jabba Hutt. Hutt gets caught napping as King dives in and scores a takedown. Hutt manages to retain guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. Hutt keeping full guard, as King tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round. King slips nicely into half guard. King looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
King is thwarting Hutt's attempts to control the position. King wants to work for an arm triangle but Hutt is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. King not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Hutt slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Hutt looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. Let's hope that Hutt has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round. King looking to sit in guard and control but Hutt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. King looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Hutt throwing strikes but missing. King is trying to control the position but Hutt postures up. King is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. King is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. King is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Hutt reverses the position - he's now on top in King's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. King looking for a guillotine here but Hutt defends easily.
King keeping moving, preventing Hutt from controlling successfully. Hutt throws a big right hand that misses. King working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hutt. King is trying to control the position but Hutt postures up. King is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hutt is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. King is really struggling to control Hutt but he's trying to hold on to the position. King has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hutt can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Hutt looking to sit in guard and control but King gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Levi King dominated that round. The cut man is working on Jabba Hutt's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hutt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with King but King pushes him off and we're back to square one. King misses with a right hand and Hutt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. King gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hutt to score an easy takedown into full guard. Hutt looking to sit in guard and control but King gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. King trying to control but Hutt is working from the bottom. King stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hutt swivels though and keeps the full guard. Hutt has control of King's left arm, preventing King from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hutt wants to sweep but no luck. Hutt controls King momentarily but King frees himself.
Jabba Hutt has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. Excellent takedown into side control there by Hutt. King tries to improve position but can't. King looks to move to half guard but instead Hutt has passed into mount! Damn! King really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hutt with good strikes from the mount here! Hutt tries to control but King wriggling away. King wants to control but Hutt is having none of it. Hutt with good strikes from the mount here!
It looks like Levi King has been cut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. King is working to get back to half guard.
Hutt pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Hutt working away from the top, dropping strikes. Hutt landing punches. King takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Hutt cracks King with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
King takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. King really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hutt is landing with some decent strikes but King is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Hutt softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and King is out cold! Hutt jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jabba Hutt! After winning the bout, Jabba Hutt thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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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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