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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Big (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin King has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Big!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Big closes the distance and pushes King back into the cage.
Big successfully pulls guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Big looking to hit a scissor sweep but King is one step ahead there.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Big is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Big wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Big's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Kevin Big has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Big closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Big has King pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Big pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending King tumbling to the mat - Big dives into King's guard.
Big distracts King with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
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.
King looking for subs off his back but Big has passed one foot through into half guard.
King is breathing heavily.
Big lands with a punch from half guard.
Big trying to control the action but King is working from the bottom.
Big lands with a punch from half guard.
King is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Big scores with a couple of nice shots.
King tries to get to full guard but Big has control of the leg.
Big wants to pass the guard but King is defending well.
Big has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
King on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Big is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Big is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Big lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ground and pound from Big.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Big is keen to just control but King is a slippery customer.
Big works his way into side control.
Big wants to control but King is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is looking for a sweep.
Big is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but King is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Big looks up at the clock and then as King takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Big smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Big in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Big trying to control the action but King is working from the bottom.
Big working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Big grinds an elbow into King's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Big scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at King to see if he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Big lands a decent elbow from side control.
King is looking to regain half guard here but Big keeps moving and retains side control.
Big landing a few strikes.
Big trying to control the action but King is working from the bottom.
King seems a little lost for a moment, as Big dominates the positioning.
Big lands a decent elbow from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Big working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Big scoring with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Big dominated that round.
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.
Big closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
King turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Big manages to work his way to half guard, despite King's best efforts.
Big punching from the bottom.
Big wants to improve his position but King is controlling well.
Big keeping control of the position.
Big is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of King's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take King's back!
Big connects with a big shot to the side of King's head.
Can King hold on?! Big is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Big is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
King is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Big gets his way!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Big has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for King! Can he survive? No! He's out! Big gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kevin Big!
After the fight, Kevin Big was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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