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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ving Rhymes (ranked 7587 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel King (ranked 24847 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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213 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
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200 lbs
0 - 8 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ving Rhymes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 8 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Samuel King!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rhymes scores with a body shot.
Rhymes darts in and clinches King up against the cage.
Rhymes lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Rhymes scores with a nice short uppercut.
King tries to break the clinch but Rhymes is controlling the position.
King wants a takedown.
Rhymes digs a right hand underneath King's ribcage. King let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rhymes digs a right hand into King's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on King's gas tank.
Rhymes scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Rhymes.
Rhymes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rhymes lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rhymes avoids the elbow strike from King, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Rhymes.
Good body shot from Rhymes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King fails to pull guard.
Rhymes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rhymes lands with a short shot to the head.
Rhymes is pushing King up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rhymes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rhymes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rhymes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt King or not.
King wants to get back to striking at distance but Rhymes won't allow it.
King wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rhymes has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Rhymes.
King is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ving Rhymes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel King.
Rhymes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Rhymes.
King looks winded!
Rhymes lands a body punch in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
King wants a takedown.
King fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rhymes is leaning against King and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rhymes has King pushed against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rhymes lands with a right to the head.
King wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rhymes digs a right hand underneath King's ribcage. King let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rhymes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but King pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rhymes gets through King's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Rhymes controls the action.
Nice body punch from Rhymes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhymes lands with a left to the head.
Rhymes is working King over against the cage.
Rhymes decides to pull guard.
Rhymes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst King is controlling him.
Rhymes throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Rhymes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rhymes tries to get out of the position.
Rhymes wants to stand and escape but King is having none of it.
Rhymes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for King on the ground.
Rhymes seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Rhymes manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhymes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rhymes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rhymes lands a nice uppercut.
Rhymes works on King's body with a couple of short punches.
Rhymes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kings head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rhymes is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
King takes a shot to the head.
Rhymes lands a right hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
Rhymes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
King letting Rhymes take a breather here.
Rhymes leaning against his opponent.
A right hand to the body from Rhymes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ving Rhymes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
King takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rhymes scores with the left hand. King knows he should have avoided that one.
Samuel King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rhymes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Samuel King has been cut.
Rhymes drives through and clinches with King against the cage.
Rhymes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
King has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rhymes avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rhymes slowing the pace effectively.
Rhymes blocks a body shot from King.
King has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ving Rhymes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
King drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rhymes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rhymes lands a shoulder strike.
King is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King is trying to pull guard but Rhymes turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ving Rhymes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel King.
King throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rhymes blocks it with crossed arms.
Rhymes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
King tries to throw a body punch but Rhymes avoids it by throwing King back against the cage.
Rhymes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down King.
Rhymes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Rhymes.
King trying to land knees to the body.
Rhymes pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rhymes lands a right hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
Rhymes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rhymes.
Rhymes lands a nice uppercut.
Rhymes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rhymes lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Rhymes.
King is trying to force a seperation but Rhymes has the dominant position.
Rhymes decides to pull guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rhymes tries to strike from the bottom.
King missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rhymes wants to get back to his feet but King is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Rhymes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King passes Rhymes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rhymes has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but King is on him like a limpet, forcing Rhymes back against the cage.
Rhymes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of King backwards.
Rhymes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from King.
King is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rhymes is defending well.
Rhymes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rhymes lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King is struggling to control the position.
Rhymes gets control of King's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rhymes will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Rhymes pushes King off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rhymes moves into range and clinches up with King.
Rhymes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rhymes lands an uppercut.
Rhymes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Rhymes.
Rhymes scores with a hook to the body.
Rhymes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ving Rhymes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Samuel King's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
King takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Rhymes. That snapped King's head back.
King tries to land a body kick
letting Rhymes counter with a right hand.
King moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
King is rocked!
Rhymes cracks King with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! King looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Rhymes finish him?
King is still on wobbly legs! Can Rhymes finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rhymes lunges in with a left hook that violently twists King head around and knocks him out cold! Rhymes hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ving Rhymes!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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