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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Calvin King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Jergensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes to the cage accompanied by ROAR by Katy Perry. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 cm
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180 lbs
21 - 11 - 0 |
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170 cm
27
170 lbs
14 - 8 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calvin King! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sven Jergensen! The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! King with a body punch. A glancing blow. King misses with a leg kick. Jergensen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. King scores with a body shot.
Jergensen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Jergensen tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center. Jergensen looks to land a combination but King avoids it well. We've been informed that Jergensen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. King slips a straight right by Jergensen. Jergensen swings widly with a right hand
and Jergensen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. King avoids the body shot from Jergensen.
Jergensen looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range. Jergensen closes the distance and clinches up with King, looking for a takedown. Jergensen pushes King against the cage but King circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Jergensen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
King looks to land a right hand but Jergensen moved out of range. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! King punishes Jergensen's body with a nice straight punch. Jergensen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away. King scoring well with a low kick there.
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jergensen is looking for the big counter here.
That's one minute gone in the round. King ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. King scores with a jab. Jergensen acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Jergensen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts King as he jumps to the side. King wants to land a leg kick but Jergensen is out of range. A swing and a miss from King. King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jergensen. Jergensen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it. Jergensen looks to throw the jab but King is out of range. Sloppy strikes from Jergensen. Those never looked like landing. King looks for the body kick but Jergensen saw that one coming. Jergensen misses the shot to the body. Some wild striking there from Jergensen.
Jergensen lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jergensen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. King throws a low kick but Jergensen moves out of range easily. Jergensen throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. King misses with a body shot.
Jergensen misses with a lunging right hand
and King counters with a straight right hand. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Jergensen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King. Jergensen punishes King's body with a nice straight punch. Jergensen's jab looks to have found its range, popping King under the eye. Jergensen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. King misses the shot to the body. A kick lands to the mid section there for King. Jergensen lands a nice looking body shot.
King throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Jergensen throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Jergensen misses with a right hand and King counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Jergensen throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Jergensen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before King can pounce on him.
King slips a jab and a cross from Jergensen.
A swing and a miss from King. Jergensen wants to counter the offense by King and move into the clinch position. King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Jergensen needs to keep his hands up - King had a free shot at his head there. Jergensen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from King. Jergensen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but King avoids it really well and circles away. Calvin King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sven Jergensen. King misses with a body shot.
King looks to land a right hand but Jergensen moved out of range. Jergensen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jergensen with a lazy takedown attempt and King counters with a body kick. Jergensen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into King's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. 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 keeping moving, preventing Jergensen from controlling successfully. Jergensen throws a big elbow that misses. Jergensen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. King keeping moving, preventing Jergensen from controlling successfully. Jergensen looking to control the position here, rather than advance. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin King dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jergensen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. King looks to throw the jab but Jergensen is out of range. Jergensen misses with a wild combination.
King quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect. King throws a half hearted mid kick. King fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jergensen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Calvin King is winning the standup battle so far. Jergensen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Jergensen tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. King tests Jergensen's chin there with a solid looking shot. Jergensen thuds a left hand into King's body. Jergensen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away. A jab from Jergensen finds it's way through King's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round. King lands with an overhand left. Jergensen throws a jab when King was well out of range. Jergensen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Jergensen looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely. King is looking to score with low kicks. King throws a body punch but Jergensen moves out of range. Jergensen takes a shot right to the bread basket. King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jergensen. Jergensen connects with a body shot. King seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. King throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. King stuns Jergensen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. King throws a front kick aimed at Jergensen's knee but Jergensen avoids it well. Donk. Jergensen catches King right on the button with a cross. King throws a body shot but no joy. King throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Jergensen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jergensen looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A shot to the body from Jergensen misses and King counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Jergensen scores with a body shot.
King looks to land a left hand but Jergensen moved out of range nicely. Jergensen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. A big left from Jergensen misses. King jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit. King tries to score with a low kick but Jergensen moves his leg out of the way. King lands a leg kick that knocks Jergensen off balance momentarily. No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Calvin King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jergensen checks a leg kick. A clash of legs there as Jergensen blocks the low kick. Sven Jergensen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Jergensen scores with a jab to the body. Jab from Jergensen. Jergensen checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. King throws a good cross that connects.
King tries a head kick but it misses.
King misses with a looping left. Jergensen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jergensen misses with a left hand and King finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body. Jergensen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
King swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Jergensen connects with a body shot that sends King's belly button to the back. Jergensen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. King looks to land a right hand but Jergensen moved out of range. Jergensen shoots and misses and King counters with a crisp one two that drops Jergensen! King thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Jergensen to his feet! Jergensen is in big trouble!
Jergensen is rocked! Jergensen missing with a left hand there. King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. A little feinted left hand from King on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Jergensen is still on wobbly legs! Can King finish him? This has been an exciting period of action! Jergensen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Jergensen seems to have recovered his senses. King takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Jergensen digs a good body shot into King's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round. King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jergensen. Jergensen slips under a jab. Jergensen darts in and out, connecting with a jab. King lands a head shot. Jergensen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. King fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Jergensen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King. King throws a body punch but Jergensen moves out of range. King misses with a low kick as Jergensen jumps back. Jergensen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jergensen fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Jergensen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jergensen lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sven Jergensen will probably get the nod - 10:9. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jergensen misses with a left hand and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Jergensen looks to land a combination. King sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. King takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Jergensen looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely. King looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit. Thud! ouch! good body kick from King - that will leave a mark!
Jergensen takes a body punch but keeps moving. Jergensen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Jergensen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching King on his heels. He'll look to pass King's guard now, I'm sure. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Jergensen throwing strikes from guard but King blocks nicely. King is pulling down on Jergensen's head to control his posture. Jergensen wants to control from the top but King keeps moving. 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. Jergensen is fighting to break King's control of his arms but King is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Jergensen wants to control from the top but King keeps moving. Jergensen sitting in guard, not really doing much. Jergensen wants to stand but King is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Jergensen misses with a right hand and King counters with a stiff right hand. King connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. King misses with an uppercut. Jergensen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Jergensen lands an overhand right. King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jergensen.
Nice straight punches there by Jergensen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jergensen. Jergensen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
King walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Jergensen checks a leg kick. A looping hook to the body misses from Jergensen. King does a little dance to reset his feet. King swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. King scores with a hook to the body. Jergensen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Jergensen throws a series of punches but King moves out of range. King throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Jergensen tries to bum rush King with a series of wild strikes but King uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jergensen swings and misses with a shot to the body and King counters with a nice uppercut. King looks to land a right hand but Jergensen moved out of range. Jergensen steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from King. King dodges the punch combination from Jergensen.
Jergensen throws a body shot but no joy. Jergensen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jergensen looks to land a combination. King sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Jergensen lands a nice hook to King's body. King takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. King drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. King cracks Jergensen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Jergensen gets in close and instigates a clinch. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Jergensen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down King. King blocks a body shot from Jergensen. Jergensen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round. With the fighters clinched against the cage, King creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. King throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jergensens head. King scores with a hook to the body. Jergensen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Jergensen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jergensen trying to stall but King improves his position.
King gets underhooks to prevent Jergensen's takedown attempt.
King lands a hook that snaps the head of Jergensen backwards. Jergensen misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King. Jergensen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Jergensen letting King take a breather here. Jergensen misses with the head strike.
Jergensen has King pressed against the cage.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jergensen's elbow. A short uppercut from King. Jergensen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Sven Jergensen. I think Jergensen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:29 Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29 Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sven Jergensen! A relieved looking Sven Jergensen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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