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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Haley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Feodor King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Feodor King has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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184 cm
25
235 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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190 cm
23
260 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power |
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Haley! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Feodor King! The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Haley tries to clinch there but King circles away.
King shoots in looking for a takedown but Haley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing King's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. King decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. King prevents Haley from improving his position. Haley actively working from the bottom here. King is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Haley is just riding it out for now. King eventually gives up the hold. Haley wants to control but King is keeping busy.
Haley gets back to full guard.
Haley wants to sweep here but King controlling him for the moment. Haley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. King is aware though and is defending well. Haley trying to control the position.
King drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Haley dives on top into guard. 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! Haley thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. 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. Haley connects with a couple of short punches. Haley passes King's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Haley scoring with strikes to the body and head. Haley wants to take a breather but King is having none of it. King is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Haley is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
King should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. King moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Haley wants to control from the top but King keeps moving. Haley scoring with punches to the head and body. Haley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Haley trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Haley with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Haley drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Haley jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. King throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
King is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Haley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. King swivels though and keeps the full guard. Haley advances to half guard. King is looking for a sweep. Haley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Haley is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Haley is looking for a kimura here.
King wants to improve his position but Haley is controlling well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Haley is nestled in close to King, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. King looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. King looks winded! Haley is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
King moves into full guard.
Haley works a leg free and moves into half guard. Haley is working for a kimura but King is defending it quite comfortably.
King manages to get to full guard.
Haley slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Haley tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Haley has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Haley tries for a kimura but King is defending well. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. King regains half guard. Haley seems to be looking for submissions.
King looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Haley wants to control but King is keeping him busy. Haley seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Haley is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so King is just riding it out for now. Haley eventually gives up the hold. Haley 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. Haley is working for a kimura but King is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Haley dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
King closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Haley quickly recovers to half guard. King is working for a submission of some sort.
King prevents Haley from improving his position. Haley makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Haley. King drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and King jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Haley looking to sweep here. No luck so far. King wants to pass the guard but Haley is keeping the position. King won't allow Haley to sweep him here. Haley manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. King manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Haley trying to control but King is working from the bottom. King is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. King is breathing heavily. Haley pushes down on King's leg and manages to get into half guard. King is defending against the submission attempts here by Haley.
King looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. King is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Haley is trying to work for a kimura but King is defending well.
Haley thows a huge punch but King dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. King is defending against the submission attempts here by Haley.
Haley seems to be looking for submissions.
Haley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. King defending well though. King actively working from the bottom here. Haley is trying to control. King wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. King moves into full guard.
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! Haley trying to control but King is working from the bottom. Haley drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Haley jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Haley forces his way into half guard. Haley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Haley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Haley trying to control the action but King is working from the bottom. Haley is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for King! King is in all sorts of trouble here.
King sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. King tries to get to full guard but Haley has control of the leg. Haley trying to control from half guard but King is working away. Haley seems to be looking for submissions.
Haley frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Haley is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. King can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Haley looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Haley lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Haley wants to control the pace but King is squirming around nicely. Haley lands with some strikes. King slips a leg in and gets back to half guard. Bobby Haley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Haley connects with a nice short shot to King's temple. King blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haley. Haley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but King does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. King is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Haley pulls his head out easily. Haley is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Haley is sneakily working for an arm triangle but King sees it coming and defends easily. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Haley is trying to work for a kimura but King is defending well.
King looking for submissions off his back. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Haley dominated that second round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Haley fails with a takedown attempt. Haley closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into King's guard. Haley trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. King is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Haley is aware though and is defending well. King looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
King being controlled here, momentarily. Haley lands a couple of digs. King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Haley drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Haley jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Haley landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. Haley with a nice head shot there. Haley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Haley won't allow King to sweep him here. King keeping moving, preventing Haley from controlling successfully. Haley distracts King with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. King is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Haley passes easily into side control. Nice work. King is not content to let Haley control the position. Haley is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, King has escaped the position, nice work there. Haley advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round. King is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Haley working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Haley lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Haley raining down hammerfists from mount. King is in a horrible position here. Haley smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
King tries to reverse the position but Haley maintains control. Haley swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bobby Haley! After winning the bout, Bobby Haley thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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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
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