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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armor King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Recksun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes into the arena with Armor King blaring out of the sound system. Recksun has chosen Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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277 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
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255 lbs
20 - 14 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Armor King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugh Recksun!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Recksun closes the distance and pushes King back into the cage.
Recksun is looking to break free of the clinch but King has double underhooks.
Recksun working hard to break the clinch.
King is trying to push Recksun away but Recksun has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Recksun looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
King tries to circle away but Recksun has him pinned against the cage.
Recksun has had enough of the clinch but King keeps him there for the moment.
Recksun breaks from the clinch.
King avoids the head kick by Recksun.
King takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Recksun lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
Recksun forces King back against the cage and clinches.
Recksun is trying to break the clinch but King is controlling him.
King jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Recksun walks away with a smile on his face. King gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Recksun darts in and clinches King up against the cage.
Recksun wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but King has him pressed against the cage.
Recksun is trying to push King away but King has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Recksun is trying to push King away but King has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
King tries to pull guard but Recksun forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
King misses with a punch to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
King goes for a takedown attempt but Recksun pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armor King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Recksun fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with King, pushing him back against the cage.
Recksun is looking to break free of the clinch but King has double underhooks.
Recksun is defending well against a takedown attempt.
King is trying to push Recksun away but Recksun has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
King tries for a takedown but Recksun manages to get underhooks.
Recksun wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Recksun wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Recksun tries to break the clinch but King is controlling the position.
Recksun looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Recksun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Recksun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Recksun tries to avoid it but King manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Recksun to the ground. Recksun escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Recksun scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from King.
Recksun moves into range and clinches up with King.
Recksun breaks from the clinch.
Hugh Recksun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Recksun rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but King moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Recksun throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Recksun's corner calls for a 1-2. Recksun obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
King tries to clinch but Recksun is having none of it.
King looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Recksun is fending him off so far but King persists. Nope, Recksun circles away and we're back to standing.
Recksun misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King slips a jab from Recksun.
Recksun tries a head kick but it misses.
Recksun fails in his attempt to clinch.
King tries to bum rush Recksun with a series of wild strikes but Recksun uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
King gets a clinch.
King is looking for a takedown.
Recksun breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Recksun fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
King is breathing heavily.
King looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Recksun fails with an attempt to clinch.
King closes the distance and clinches up with Recksun, looking for a takedown. King pushes Recksun against the cage but Recksun circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Recksun!
Recksun misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Recksun checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Recksun stuffs the takedown.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for King. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
King blocks a head kick by Recksun.
Recksun tries a head kick but it misses.
King tries to bum rush Recksun with a series of wild strikes but Recksun uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Recksun lands a nice looking kick to the body. King takes a step back to recover.
Recksun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Recksun throws a combination. King tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Armor King has been cut.
Recksun scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King moves out of range as Recksun strikes.
King gets a double leg takedown into Recksun's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Recksun is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst King is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Recksun dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Armor King's cut.
That's time! King's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Recksun has taken the fight to the clinch.
King is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Recksun to keep the fight standing.
Recksun's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
King misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Recksun misses with a looping right.
Recksun lands with a slapping head kick.
Recksun sizes up King with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armor King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Recksun throws a right and a left that both miss.
Recksun lands a nice looking body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Recksun connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King avoids the head kick by Recksun.
King tries to clinch there but Recksun circles away.
Hugh Recksun seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Recksun connects with a body shot that sends King's belly button to the back.
Recksun tries to bum rush King with a series of wild strikes but King uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Recksun misses with a wild combination.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King shoots in looking for a takedown. Recksun tries to sprawl out of it but King keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Recksun manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Armor King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Recksun sizes up King with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Recksun has King up against the cage in a clinch.
Recksun breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from King. Recksun shrugs it off though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King feints and as Recksun raises his hands in defense, King changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Recksun is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Recksun keeping full guard, as King tries to pass.
Recksun is looking to stand up but King isn't so interested in that idea.
King sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Armor King wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Recksun misses with the combination.
King shoots in for a takedown but Recksun shows good takedown defense.
Recksun displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
King changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Recksun looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Recksun tries to escape but King is in control.
King wants to lay and pray for a moment but Recksun keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Recksun pushes King away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, King gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
King trying to control the action but Recksun is working from the bottom.
Recksun wants to get back to his feet but King drags him back down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Armor King has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Recksun avoids the head kick by King.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Recksun showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Armor King's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Recksun misses with a jab, cross combination.
King has a takedown stuffed.
King scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Recksun doesn't seem bothered though.
Recksun avoids the head kick by King.
King works over Recksun's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Hugh Recksun has been cut.
Both fighters circling a little - Recksun finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Recksun throws a combination but it was largely blocked by King.
Recksun scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King misses with a leg kick.
Recksun tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Recksun tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Recksun throws a combination but it was largely blocked by King.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Recksun misses with a wild combination.
A shot to the liver by King. Beautiful body shot.
Recksun has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Recksun looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Recksun tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
King slips a jab and a cross from Recksun.
Recksun looks to land a combination but King avoids it well.
King fails with the takedown.
Recksun scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Recksun!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Recksun enables King to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Recksun manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Recksun wants to stand and escape but King is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Recksun keeping full guard, as King tries to pass.
King wants to control from the top but Recksun keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
King stops Recksun from standing up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Armor King wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Recksun throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by King.
Hugh Recksun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King tries to clinch but Recksun moves away
and Recksun counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Recksun throws an ugly left hook that misses
and King counters with a straight right hand.
King tries to score a power double leg takedown but Recksun sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten King somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armor King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
King closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Recksun's guard.
Recksun is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst King is controlling him.
King wants to control from the top but Recksun keeps moving.
Recksun is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst King is controlling him.
Armor King overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King throwing strikes but missing.
Armor King has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
King tries for a takedown but Recksun sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hugh Recksun is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sloppy strikes from Recksun. Those never looked like landing.
King throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Recksun's waist but Recksun gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing King off to one side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King throws a lazy body kick
and Recksun counters with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Recksun throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
Armor King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Recksun's corner calls for a 1-2. Recksun obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugh Recksun comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Recksun winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugh Recksun!
Hugh Recksun decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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