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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Farr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jermain King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Farr kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Welsh National Anthem. King is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: VAMPIRE. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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220 lbs
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226 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tommy Farr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jermain King!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farr throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.
Farr gets tackled into the cage by King. King maintains the clinch.
King landing some nice looking knees to the body.
King landing knees to the head.
King lands an elbow inside that Farr shrugs off.
Farr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The referee calls for Farr to work.
Farr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Farr backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farr blocks the elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Farr leaning against his opponent.
King is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Farr is breathing heavily.
Farr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farr trying to control the position but instead, King has worked for underhooks and has pushed Farr into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tommy Farr.
Farr throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
King misses with a body kick.
A left and a right from Farr both land. Nice combination.
Farr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from King.
Nice body punch from King.
King connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King misses with a kick to the body.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
King bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
King tries to clinch but Farr moves out of range.
Jermain King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farr dips to his left and cracks King with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Farr checks a leg kick.
Farr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
Farr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
King lands a nice leg kick that just misses Farr's sensitive parts.
King takes a swing at Farr's ribcage but misses.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farr misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Farr does a little dance to reset his feet.
King misses with a wild body shot.
King throws a wild body kick that Farr sees coming a mile off.
Farr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as King backs up against the cage.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
King throws a hook but Farr avoids it easily.
King lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Farr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
Farr misses with a right hand
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Farr checks a leg kick.
Farr checks a low kick from King.
Farr misses with an uppercut.
King has taken the fight to the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by King as Farr tries to tie him up.
King throws an elbow but it misses.
Farr stalling in the clinch but King improves position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, King just misses with a elbow thrown towards Farr's brow.
Farr taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Farr is looking to control King's arms but King gets an underhook and turns him. Now Farr has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King throws a head kick that misses.
King connects with an inside leg kick.
Farr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from King.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
King fakes the leg kick and cracks Farr in the body.
King is looking to clinch but Farr is avoiding it.
King throws a body kick that misses.
King is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Farr rather than just go for the knockout.
King misses with a kick to the body.
King works the jab nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Farr misses with a hook.
Farr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
King throws a shot from downtown. Farr moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jermain King dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
King tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Farr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Farr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Farr keeps the fight on the outside.
King closes the distance and clinches.
King makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
King misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Farr.
Farr misses with a punch on the inside.
King misses with an elbow over the top.
King misses with an elbow strike.
Farr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of King backwards.
A shot in the inside from Farr.
King looking to slow down the pace here.
Farr misses with a punch on the inside.
King throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Farr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King pushes off an throws an elbow but Farr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Farr stalling.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Farr for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by King as Farr tries to tie him up.
King tries to work over Farr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Farr avoiding damage as King throws knees to the body.
King tries a knee to the head but Farr blocks it.
Farr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
I was talking to Farr's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jermain King seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
King throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
King trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from King - that landed with a thud.
Farr tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Farr taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King lands a good knee to the midsection. Farr won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Farr being controlled against the cage.
King tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Farr avoids it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
King tries to land a knee to the head but Farr blocks with his arms.
Farr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Farr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
King goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Farr as King tries to tie him up.
King content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
King misses with a knee strike.
Farr dodges an elbow strike from King.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farr's elbow.
Farr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Farr working aggressively here.
King tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Farr avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
Farr misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Farr.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Farr stalling the fight.
King's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Farr pushes King back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
King lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
King prevents a body shot from Farr.
Farr blocks the elbow strike.
Farr managing to block the knees to the body from King.
Farr is looking to control King's arms but King gets an underhook and turns him. Now Farr has his back to the cage.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Farr can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
King tries to land a knee to the head but Farr blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jermain King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
King slips a jab from Farr.
King scores with a nice body kick.
King is looking to score with low kicks.
King moves into the clinch successfully.
Farr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and King avoids it.
King putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Farr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by King.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farr is trying to maintain a safe position but King gets an underhook and turns Farr into the cage.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
King misses with a knee strike.
Farr throws a punch but it's blocked by King.
A head punch on the inside from Farr fails to land.
King lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Tommy Farr has been cut.
Farr stalling.
King looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Farr blocks an elbow strike from King.
Farr lands a left hand.
King is stalling here.
Farr wants to stall.
King taking a breather.
King lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
King wants to stall.
King lands an elbow that stopped Farr in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King wants to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by King as Farr tries to tie him up.
King has Farr pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jermain King.
Farr works the jab nicely.
Farr keeps the fight on the outside.
King darts in trying to clinch
and Farr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Farr cracks King with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King tries to clinch but Farr moves away
and Farr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farr avoids a kick to the body.
King is looking to land body kicks.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Farr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King scores with a push kick.
Tommy Farr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A telegraphed right hand from Farr misses the target.
King rushes Farr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Farr tries to stall but King uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
King is trying to maintain a safe position but Farr gets an underhook and turns King into the cage.
Farr trying to stall but King improves his position.
Farr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Farr blocks an elbow strike from King.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
King lands an elbow just above Farr 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farr pushes King back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farr manages to break the clinch.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farr was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Farr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King slips a jab from Farr.
Farr thuds his right hand into King's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
King tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Farr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
King stalks Farr and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Farr's face. Farr staggers backwards, shaken.
Farr avoids the head kick by King.
King works Farr's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Farr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and King counters with a good, hard body kick but Farr shrugs it off.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jermain King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well King has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jermain King!
In his post fight interview, Jermain King gave a big smile as he said '"Bow before di Emperor!"'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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