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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luciano de Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bako King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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282 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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225 cm
32
289 lbs
17 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luciano de Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bako King!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by de Oliveira misses
and King counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice sprawl there from de Oliveira as King shoots in.
King throws a good cross that connects.
King closes this distance looking for a takedown but de Oliveira circles away.
King uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before de Oliveira has time to react.
King misses with a double jab.
Luciano de Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Some wild striking there from King.
King misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Luciano de Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bako King.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King checks a leg kick.
de Oliveira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
de Oliveira throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from de Oliveira.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
de Oliveira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. de Oliveira tries to avoid it but King manages to keep hold of a leg and drag de Oliveira to the ground. de Oliveira escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
King is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
de Oliveira scores with a kick to the midsection.
King with a poor takedown
and de Oliveira counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
King looks gassed!
de Oliveira connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
de Oliveira throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
de Oliveira tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
de Oliveira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
de Oliveira throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
King throws a series of punches but de Oliveira moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Oliveira lands a big head kick that sends King tumbling to the mat! de Oliveira takes a step backwards and waves King back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
King tries for a takedown but de Oliveira sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
de Oliveira throws a head kick that misses.
King manages to get an easy takedown there - catching de Oliveira on his heels. He'll look to pass de Oliveira's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
King with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
de Oliveira is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst King is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
de Oliveira trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
King has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
King wants to pass the guard but de Oliveira is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
King won't allow de Oliveira to get back to his feet.
King throwing strikes but missing.
King throwing strikes from guard but de Oliveira blocks nicely.
King wants to control from the top but de Oliveira keeps moving.
King prevents de Oliveira from getting back to his feet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
King in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
King 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.
de Oliveira wants to stand up but King is controlling him.
King passes easily into side control. Nice work.
King is looking to take a break and control but de Oliveira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
King working the ground and pound but de Oliveira is defending the strikes.
de Oliveira parries the strikes from King easily there. King is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable de Oliveira to escape.
de Oliveira dodges the ground and pound from King.
de Oliveira avoids any damage from the ground and pound of King.
King scores with a couple of short elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
de Oliveira is trying to get back to his feet.
King wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by de Oliveira, who protects the arm well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
King scoring with punches and elbows.
King decides to stand back up. King steps back and let's de Oliveira get back to his feet.
de Oliveira throws a body kick that misses
and King counters with a nice double leg into side control. de Oliveira won't be happy with that.
The strikes coming from King are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
King throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and de Oliveira works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King is trying to work for a kimura but de Oliveira is defending well.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
de Oliveira is trying to defend against the ground and pound but King scores with a couple of nice shots.
de Oliveira wants to get back to his feet.
de Oliveira won't allow King to pass to mount.
King is trying to control. de Oliveira wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
King is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and de Oliveira defends it well.
King is sneakily working for an arm triangle but de Oliveira sees it coming and defends easily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
de Oliveira is looking to escape.
King landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
King is looking for a kimura but de Oliveira is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for King to get the leverage.
King content to control rather than advance.
King thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King wants to control but de Oliveira is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bako King dominated that round.
That's time! de Oliveira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
de Oliveira stuffs the takedown.
de Oliveira gets caught napping as King dives in and scores a takedown. de Oliveira manages to retain guard.
King scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
King lands a couple of digs.
de Oliveira keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
King forces his way into half guard.
King landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
de Oliveira pushes King off looking to stand but King dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King is looking to take a break and control but de Oliveira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
de Oliveira knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for King on the ground.
de Oliveira has hold of King's hands but King slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
King is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
de Oliveira pushes King off looking to stand but King dives back in and keeps control.
King thows a huge punch but de Oliveira dodges it nicely.
King trying to control the action but de Oliveira is working from the bottom.
de Oliveira avoiding damage under a succession of punches from King.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King trying to control from half guard but de Oliveira is working away.
King works his way into full mount!
King in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
It looks like Luciano de Oliveira has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King tries to control but de Oliveira wriggling away.
de Oliveira wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Luciano de Oliveira's cut is getting worse.
de Oliveira might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
King raining down shots from the mount!
Luciano de Oliveira's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
King goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now de Oliveira is on top in guard.
King is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. de Oliveira is aware though and is defending well.
King looking for a guillotine here but de Oliveira defends easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King is looking for a triangle here but de Oliveira uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
King is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King regains half guard.
King tries to roll over but de Oliveira keeps him under control.
King is pressing down on de Oliveira's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
King is trying to control the position but de Oliveira postures up.
King wants to sweep here but de Oliveira controlling him for the moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
de Oliveira would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
King has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. de Oliveira is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for King.
King tries to improve position but can't.
King manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
King not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bako King has got the better of the ground game so far.
King not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
King sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. de Oliveira defending well though.
de Oliveira on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if de Oliveira tries to get out of the position.
King is looking to take a break and control but de Oliveira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
King is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for de Oliveira!
King landing strikes from the mount.
King looking to finish with strikes here!
de Oliveira manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by de Oliveira, under a barage of strikes from King.
King is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Luciano de Oliveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bako King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
King is taking a breather. de Oliveira says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
King frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
King looking to control but de Oliveira is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
King misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
King is in the full mount, landing strikes.
King controlling the position easily from mount.
King stands up from mount. Strange move.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from de Oliveira.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
de Oliveira throws a head kick that misses.
King lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by King.
Jeez, Luciano de Oliveira's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
King shoots in for a double leg but de Oliveira sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
King shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says de Oliveira as he avoids it easily.
Luciano de Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bako King.
A head kick misses from de Oliveira.
King fails with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
de Oliveira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bako King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think King has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Bako King!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Bako King!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Bako King!
Bako King wins by unanimous decision!
Bako King spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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