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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Troy Warner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gargantuan King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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190 cm
26
300 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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198 cm
26
278 lbs
2 - 6 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Troy Warner! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gargantuan King! The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! King keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. King tries for a takedown but Warner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. King gets caught flat footed, as Warner shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Warner could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup. King throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Warner escapes and throws King's legs to the side, diving into side control! Warner tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Warner lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear King down.
It looks like Gargantuan King has been cut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. King is looking for a sweep. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if King can do anything to dispel that myth. King is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Warner is controlling him well. You can see the frustration on King's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. King is trying to improve his position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. King taking a bit of punishment here - Warner scoring with strikes. King is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round. Check out the look on Warner's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Warner landing a few strikes. King is letting Warner control him for a moment. King struggling a bit here. King is not content to let Warner control the position. King regains half guard. King is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Warner pulls his head out easily. Warner not landing any meaningful shots this time. Warner not landing any meaningful shots this time. King trying to control here.
This has been an exciting period of action! King looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Warner in particular looking to stall. King tries to get to full guard but Warner has control of the leg. King is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Warner pulls his head out easily. King is trying to get back to full guard. Warner is looking for a kimura here.
Warner seems to be working for a kimura but King defends the submission attempt. King is looking for a sweep. Warner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Warner drops an elbow to the side of King's head. Warner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. King trying to control here.
King makes his way to full guard. A much better position for King. King working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Warner doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Warner manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. King looks winded! Warner lands a couple of elbows. Warner working some strikes from top position. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Warner wants to control from the top but King keeps moving. Warner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. King swivels though and keeps the full guard. King looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Warner seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. Warner trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Warner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. King swivels though and keeps the full guard. Warner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. King is looking for a triangle but Warner pushes his legs off easily.
King controls Warner momentarily but Warner frees himself. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! King looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. King has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Warner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Warner dominated that round. The cut man is working on Gargantuan King's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
King tries to keep at a distance but Warner has taken the fight into the clinch. King tries to pull guard but Warner holds him up against the cage and eventually King drops back down to his feet.
King is looking for a takedown. Warner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. King displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Warner. Warner closes the distance and clinches. Warner dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Warner has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but King regains guard immediately. King is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Warner defends well. Warner has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round. King throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Warner engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Troy Warner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. King is trying to control the position from the bottom.
King is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully. Warner scoring with some ground and pound. King working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Warner doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Warner manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Warner lands a couple of decent looking shots. King keeping moving, preventing Warner from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Warner chips away with some ground and pound. Warner is in close to King's body, working some short punches and elbows. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Warner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as King works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Warner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. King is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
King is breathing heavily. Warner scoring with punches to the head and body. Warner works a leg free and moves into half guard. Warner lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. King looking for submissions off his back. Warner is figuring out what he wants to do next. King is staying active underneath Warner, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. King moves into full guard.
Warner distracts King with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Warner scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Warner landing with the ground and pound.
King is rocked! Warner scores with a decent looking elbow strike. King is still in real trouble! Can Warner finish him? Warner trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. King is trying to hold Warner in close to prevent damage but Warner has managed to pass into half guard.
Warner working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Warner is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, King is hurt! He's hurt bad - Warner fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save King from any more punishment! Congratulations to Warner! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Troy Warner!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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