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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Zlapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan King has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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200 cm
22
255 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
18
225 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan King! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Zlapp! The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! King throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Zlapp tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. King is in Zlapp's guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. King being controlled here momentarily. King stops Zlapp from standing up. King throws a big elbow that misses. Zlapp avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. King has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Zlapp wants to stand and escape but King is having none of it. Zlapp pulls King in close to prevent any damage. King will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. King missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Zlapp looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Zlapp working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. King doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. King manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. King won't allow Zlapp to sweep him here. Zlapp working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. King doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. King manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zlapp can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zlapp manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. King manages to get himself to full guard.
Zlapp with a nice head shot there. King lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zlapp! Zlapp is desperately trying to improve his position but King has a good base and remains in mount. Zlapp is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, King cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
King sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! Zlapp is trying desperately to improve position. King scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Zlapp?
King landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Zlapp is looking to get to half guard. Poor strikes thrown by King there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
King looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
King punching from mount but Zlapp doing a good job of avoiding damage. Zlapp is trying to escape the mount.
King throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage. King scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Zlapp?
King throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. King avoids the attempt from Zlapp to control. King thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Zlapp tries to hold on but King postures up. Zlapp is wriggling around trying to escape.
Zlapp gets back to half guard. Zlapp looking for submissions from an awkward position here. King throwing shots but Zlapp is blocking nicely. King thows a huge punch but Zlapp dodges it nicely.
King prevents Zlapp from improving his position. Zlapp works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Zlapp wants to get back to his feet but King is in a dominant position and won't allow it. King throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zlapp works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Zlapp looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Zlapp is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. King is aware though and is defending well. Zlapp looks gassed! A big thud reverberates around the arena there as King accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Zlapp uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
King tries to close the distance and clinch but Zlapp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ryan King will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
King misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from King. Those never looked like landing. Excellent takedown into side control there by Zlapp. Zlapp lands some shots froms side control.
It looks like Ryan King has been cut. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! King takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better. Zlapp working the head and body with strikes.
Ryan King's cut is getting worse. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Zlapp working the head and body with strikes.
King is rocked!
Jeez, Ryan King's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ryan King's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mike Zlapp!
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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
100% |
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