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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between jk o (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian K (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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185 lbs
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174 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, jk o!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Damian K!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
o shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in K's guard.
K looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
o slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
o trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
K keeping moving, preventing o from controlling successfully.
o throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as K works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
o trying to control but K is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
o shoots in and drives through. K sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
o shoots in but K avoids the takedown attempt easily.
o rushes K and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
o has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. K avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jk o. That's going to take a lot out of him.
o tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. K smiles and moves away.
o scores a takedown into full mount!
o working K over with strikes here.
K can't escape the position.
K wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
o is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
K tries to clinch there but o circles away.
o shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
o shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
K is desperately trying to improve his position but o has a good base and remains in mount.
o connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
o tries to control but K wriggling away.
K is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
o tries to control but K wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
o is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because K is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
o lands a big shot there that rocks K but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
K prevents o from taking his back.
A nice elbow there by o.
o tries to control but K wriggling away.
K working to try and regain half guard.
o fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
o is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But K has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from K!
o manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
o trying to control but he's not successful this time.
o dominating with strikes here.
K wants to control but o is having none of it.
o trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
jk o dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
K has his takedown stuffed
and o moves into the clinch.
o has had enough of the clinch but K keeps him there for the moment.
K prevents o from breaking the clinch.
K wants a takedown but no success here.
K drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
jk o has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian K.
K on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
o has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. K avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
o tries to score a body lock takedown but K shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
K breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
o stuns K with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
K is breathing heavily.
K shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and o counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for K!
The referee warns K that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
o looking to control but K is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
K is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
o lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
o with good strikes from the mount here!
o has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of K's face.
K wants to hold on but o pushes him away.
K really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
o avoids the attempt from K to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
K can't escape the position.
K is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
o trying to control but he's not successful this time.
K wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
o can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as K is looking to escape.
o controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
o's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
jk o overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
o working the ground and pound effectively.
o looking to finish K with some ground and pound. This is bad for K!
o stands up from mount. Strange move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
K tries to keep at a distance but o has taken the fight into the clinch.
K fails to pull the fight into his guard.
K takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Damian K has been cut.
o escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
o shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
o scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish K?
o looking to control and managing it successfully.
K is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
jk o dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Damian K's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
o has a takedown stuffed.
K shoots and misses
so o counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
o wants to control from the top but K keeps moving.
K looking for a sweep. Not yet K, not yet.
o is pushing down on K's leg trying to pass to half guard. K is fighting to maintain full guard but o has managed to sneak the leg through.
o moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from K.
o connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused K some visible discomfort.
K prevents o from improving position.
What's K going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
K gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
K flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
o is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
K has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. o is working away from the top position though.
o is keen to just control but K is a slippery customer.
o performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
o seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
o takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
o seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but K does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
o ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
o gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and K counters with a nice double leg into side control. o won't be happy with that.
o tries to buck K off but K is having none of it.
Sloppy strikes there by K.
o is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on o's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
o manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
o regains full guard. Nicely done.
K sitting in guard here, content to control.
o keeping moving, preventing K from controlling successfully.
o has control of K's left arm, preventing K from doing any damage.
K forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
K is looking to take a break and control but o is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
o throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
o is looking to control K's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can o avoid being mounted?
o missing with punches from the bottom.
K is looking to advance position but o won't allow it.
K throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Damian K has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
o is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of K's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take K's back!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to jk o.
Well o has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... jk o!
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energy
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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