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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Karukef Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdullah Al Abulbul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kingston comes into the arena with Basshunter- DotA blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karukef Kingston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Abdullah Al Abulbul!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Abulbul closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kingston is defending against the submission attempts here by Al Abulbul.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Al Abulbul working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Al Abulbul thows a huge punch but Kingston dodges it nicely.
Al Abulbul moves into full mount! Kingston won't be happy about that!
Kingston is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Abulbul trying to control but Kingston is having none of it.
Al Abulbul working the ground and pound effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston wants to hold on but Al Abulbul pushes him away.
Kingston is looking to improve his position but Al Abulbul isn't that keen on the idea.
Al Abulbul is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kingston has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Al Abulbul can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kingston is looking to escape.
Al Abulbul is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kingston is surviving well by controlling Al Abulbul's body position as best he can.
Kingston has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Abulbul landing strikes from the mount.
BOOM! Al Abulbul connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Al Abulbul cracks Kingston with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Al Abulbul sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Al Abulbul has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kingston is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Al Abulbul is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Al Abulbul landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Abulbul punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Abulbul fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Al Abulbul trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Al Abulbul cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Al Abulbul lands a couple of good shots and Kingston has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Al Abulbul looking for the choke from the back.
Al Abulbul is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Kingston is defending well though. Al Abulbul let's go of the attempt for now.
Al Abulbul thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kingston looking very determined here, making life difficult for Al Abulbul.
Kingston knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Al Abulbul on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Abulbul biding his time, looking for the opening.
Kingston tries to escape but Al Abulbul has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Al Abulbul is landing with strikes from the back.
Al Abulbul is persistently looking for the submission but Kingston is defending it well.
Al Abulbul lands with a hammerfist to the side of Kingston's head.
Al Abulbul struggling to keep hold of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdullah Al Abulbul dominated that round.
That's time! Kingston's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Al Abulbul takes a body punch but keeps moving.
No joy there for Kingston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kingston connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Al Abulbul momentarily.
Kingston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Horrible takedown attempt by Al Abulbul or perhaps it was just good defense by Kingston, which made it look bad.
Kingston throws a series of punches but Al Abulbul avoids them all with ease.
Nice straight punches there by Kingston. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kingston.
Al Abulbul dives in and scores a takedown into Kingston's guard.
Al Abulbul controlling from the top position.
Kingston keeping moving, preventing Al Abulbul from controlling successfully.
Al Abulbul passes Kingston's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Abulbul looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kingston with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Al Abulbul works his way into full mount!
Al Abulbul working for a guillotine from mount but Kingston is in no mood to give up.
Al Abulbul tries to push Kingston's head away but Kingston is holding on tight.
Kingston working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Abulbul lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Al Abulbul connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kingston keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Al Abulbul trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Al Abulbul lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kingston hang on?
Al Abulbul looking to control and managing it successfully.
Al Abulbul looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Abulbul landing strikes from the mount and Kingston is in trouble!
Al Abulbul looking to control but Kingston is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kingston on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kingston tries to get out of the position.
Kingston is trying desperately to improve position.
Abdullah Al Abulbul has got the better of the ground game so far.
Al Abulbul fails to take his opponent's back.
Al Abulbul is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Kingston to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kingston shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston tries to reverse the position but Al Abulbul maintains control.
Al Abulbul is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kingston can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Al Abulbul working the ground and pound effectively.
Al Abulbul working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Al Abulbul landing punches.
Al Abulbul connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdullah Al Abulbul showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Kingston.
Al Abulbul tries for a takedown but Kingston sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kingston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Al Abulbul dives in and scores a takedown into Kingston's guard.
Al Abulbul looking to pass the guard.
Al Abulbul slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kingston looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston keeping full guard, as Al Abulbul tries to pass.
Kingston looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Abulbul sitting in guard here, content to control.
Al Abulbul advances to half guard.
Kingston wants to control but Al Abulbul is keeping busy.
Kingston is trying to stand up here but Al Abulbul is controlling him well.
Al Abulbul is keen to just control but Kingston is a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kingston swinging wildly here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Al Abulbul looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kingston cracks Al Abulbul with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Abdullah Al Abulbul is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Abulbul tries to bum rush Kingston with a series of wild strikes but Kingston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Al Abulbul has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Al Abulbul takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kingston works over Al Abulbul's head and body with a nice combination.
Kingston moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Al Abulbul misses its intended target.
Karukef Kingston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kingston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Al Abulbul.
Al Abulbul drives through with a takedown into Kingston's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Al Abulbul trying to control the position from guard on top but Kingston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Al Abulbul throws a big elbow that misses.
Kingston seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Abulbul throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kingston works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Al Abulbul missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Al Abulbul works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Al Abulbul not doing much here.
Al Abulbul tries to pass to full mount but Kingston defends it.
Karukef Kingston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Al Abulbul is still trying to improve position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A big left from Al Abulbul misses.
Kingston lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Abdullah Al Abulbul has been cut.
Kingston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karukef Kingston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kingston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kingston connects with a right that clearly hurt Al Abulbul. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Kingston proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Al Abulbul collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karukef Kingston!
Karukef Kingston seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Abdullah Al Abulbul was interviewed post fight and said 'No worries. I'm sure this fight will eventually be ruled a 'no-contest' given how my opponent here has a habit of pissing positive for steroids.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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