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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frankie King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koko B Ware (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frankie King could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Koko B Ware's chin.
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265 lbs
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261 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frankie King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Koko B Ware!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King drives through and clinches with Ware against the cage.
King using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ware looking for a takedown.
King landing some nice looking knees to the body.
King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
King has taken the fight to the clinch.
King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King clinches.
King avoiding damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from King.
King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ware takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ware looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King rushes Ware and presses him up against the cage.
King lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Koko B Ware has been cut.
King taking a breather.
King landing some nice looking knees to the body.
King breaks from the clinch.
King closes the distance and clinches.
King scores with a nice hook to the head.
King lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ware backwards.
King scores a nice knee to the body.
King connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ware's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
King clinches with his opponent.
A knee to the head by King.
King lands a knee to the head.
King scores with a knee to the head.
King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
King lands a slapping body shot.
King drives through and clinches with Ware against the cage.
King lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ware wants a takedown but no success here.
King lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A bit of stalling here from King.
King with a knee to the head.
King scores with a knee to the head.
King manages to break the clinch.
Ware fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Frankie King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koko B Ware.
Ware tries to keep at a distance but King has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ware jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as King walks away with a smile on his face. Ware gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
King goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
King rushes Ware and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ware drops to a knee looking for a takedown but King gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Come on King - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A right handed body shot lands from King.
Knees to the body from King.
King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ware wants to clinch but King slips to the side
and King holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ware is working for takedown but King is calmly controlling the position for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
King connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ware's face.
King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ware tries to clinch but fails miserably
and King counters with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ware darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
King knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ware on the ground.
King is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ware controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ware missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ware throwing shots but King is blocking nicely.
King moves into full guard.
Ware trying to move into half guard but instead King has managed to sweep!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ware can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ware controls King momentarily but King frees himself.
Ware is striking off his back. King thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King is thwarting Ware's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie King dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Koko B Ware's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A decent looking body kick lands there for King.
Ware shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
King catches Ware with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
King fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ware, pushing him back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, King creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
King manages to break the clinch.
Ware fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
King closes the distance and clinches.
King with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
King gets a clinch.
King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
King closes the distance and clinches.
King prevents a takedown attempt there.
Frankie King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koko B Ware.
King lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
King lands a knee to the head.
King has Ware pushed against the cage.
King connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ware's face.
Frankie King has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ware wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but King has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by King.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ware can do to turn this around?
Ware takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ware can't find room to land a body shot as King controls the action.
Ware is working for takedown but King is calmly controlling the position for now.
King dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
King with a knee to the head.
Ware tries for a takedown but King manages to get underhooks.
Ware misses with a hook from the clinch.
King unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ware lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from King.
King using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ware goes for a takedown attempt but King pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
King tries to clinch up.
King has managed to clinch.
King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ware decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ware with the ground and pound but King uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Ware throws a strike but King rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ware is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ware is keeping the position for now.
Ware trying to keep a closed guard but King is proving a slippery customer.
Ware doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Ware is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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.
Ware will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
King rushes Ware and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
King connects with a knee to the head.
A short right from King.
King manages to break the clinch.
Ware on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by King. King obviously looking to wear him down.
Ware missing with a left hand there. King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
King closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
King makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A knee to the head by King.
Ware changes levels and goes for a takedown here. King fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie King dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Koko B Ware's cut.
That's time! King's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
King clinches with his opponent.
King unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ware lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ware wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
King lands a body punch.
King connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ware's face.
King breaks the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by King. That's going to slow Ware down.
Frankie King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ware closes this distance looking for a takedown but King circles away.
King rushes Ware and presses him up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for King.
King lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
King lands a shoulder strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
King landing some nice looking knees to the body.
King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ware is on the wrong end of a nice combination from King.
King pushes Ware up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King lands a left hand.
Ware has had enough of the clinch but King keeps him there for the moment.
King landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
King connects with a knee to the head.
King scores with a knee to the head.
King stops a takedown attempt from Ware.
Ware tries to score a body lock takedown but King shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Frankie King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koko B Ware.
King breaks from the clinch.
Ware tries to clinch
and King counters by moving into the clinch.
Ware is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice sprawl there from King as Ware shoots in.
King closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ware tries to score a body lock takedown but King shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ware has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. King is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ware changes levels and goes for a takedown here. King fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King takes the fight into the clinch.
King unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ware lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
King scores with a hook to the body.
King pressing his opponent against the cage.
King lands with a right to the head.
King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ware tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and King counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
King throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wares head.
King breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King gets a clinch.
Ware looking for a takedown.
King dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
King with an attempt at a knee that misses.
King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ware tries for a takedown but King sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
King cracks Ware with an open hand slap.
King has closed the distance and engaged Ware in a clinch.
King landing knees to the body.
King lands on the inside with an uppercut.
King landing knees to the head.
King prevents Ware from breaking the clinch.
King digs a right hand underneath Ware's ribcage. Ware let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
King connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ware's face.
King works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
King effectively controlling the action here.
Ware is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
King lands a knee to the head.
King tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
King misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by King.
King manages to break the clinch.
Frankie King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ware dodges the punch combination from King.
Ware fails to land the takedown.
King connects with a high kick.
Ware darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Koko B Ware has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ware throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie King showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for King, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight for Frankie King!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Frankie King!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Frankie King!
Frankie King wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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FIGHT
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