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Event:
Aspire MMA - Just Bleed 26
Date: Feb 25, 2017 |
#R1#
King misses with an uppercut.
McCarthy appears to be looking for a big counter.
McCarthy misses the jab.
King lands with a shot to the body.
McCarthy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've been hearing reports that McCarthy has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
McCarthy ducks right into an uppercut from King. #CUT2#
It looks like Ryan McCarthy has been cut.
McCarthy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Despite the aggression on King's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King throws a right and a left that McCarthy avoids nicely.
A punch lands to the side of McCarthy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
King is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#T1#
McCarthy throws a combination that misses
and King counters with a straight right hand.
King throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like McCarthy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
McCarthy throws a chopping leg kick but King manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
King appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
McCarthy slips a jab from King.
McCarthy tried to counter with a leg kick but King avoided it.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by McCarthy.
McCarthy feinted with a counter takedown.#CL#
McCarthy moves into the clinch.
King creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #T2#
King softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
King tries to land knees in the clinch but McCarthy avoids the damage to the body.
King trying to stall but McCarthy improves his position.
King prevents a takedown attempt there.
King misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McCarthy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McCarthy.
McCarthy goes for a takedown in the clinch but King prevents it.
King misses with a short punch on the inside. #T3##TD#
McCarthy has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but King regains guard immediately. #SUB#
McCarthy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
McCarthy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. King swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCarthy is stalling in the full guard. #T4#
King wants to get back to his feet but McCarthy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
McCarthy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
King is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McCarthy is controlling him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McCarthy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as King works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts King, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brooklyn King dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan McCarthy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
McCarthy misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little jabbing left from King on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#TD#
McCarthy dives in and scores a takedown into King's guard.
McCarthy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
McCarthy wants to pass the guard but King is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCarthy passes easily into side control. Nice work.
King really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McCarthy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McCarthy taking a breather here. #T1#
McCarthy prevents King from escaping the position.#SUB#
McCarthy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, King has escaped the position, nice work there.
King is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if King can do anything to dispel that myth.#SUB#
McCarthy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
King is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, McCarthy asserts his dominance and retains side control.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McCarthy content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
King pushes McCarthy away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, McCarthy gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.#SUB#
McCarthy has an Americana. King didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! McCarthy is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if McCarthy hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ryan McCarthy!
Ryan McCarthy took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Event:
Just Bleed 22
Date: Jan 28, 2017 |
#R1#
Midget looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? King is fending him off so far but Midget persists. Nope, King circles away and we're back to standing.
Jab from King.
King rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#TD2#
and Midget counters with a nice double leg into half guard. #SUB2#
Midget seems to be looking for submissions.
#SUB2#
Midget is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. King doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Midget. #SUB2#
Midget is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and King defends it well. #T1#
Midget stops King from getting back to his feet.
#SUB2#
Midget is trying for a kimura here. King looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Midget wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Justin Midget!
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Event:
Just Bleed 12
Date: Nov 19, 2016 |
#R1#
King closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Adam Baranowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baranowski is trying hard to land a takedown here. King sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #TD#
Baranowski scores with a takedown into King's guard.
Baranowski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. King is keeping the position for now.
Baranowski throwing strikes from guard but King blocks nicely.
Baranowski passes King's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King tries to kick Baranowski off but Baranowski keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Baranowski content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Baranowski thows a huge punch but King dodges it nicely.
#T1#
King looks like he's trying to stand up.
King is staying active underneath Baranowski, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #SUB#
Baranowski is trying to work for a kimura but King is defending well.
Baranowski controlling the action here.
Baranowski has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
King looks like he's trying to stand up.
King pushes Baranowski off but Baranowski dives into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Baranowski throws an elbow but King slips to the side and avoids it well.
Baranowski definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#SUB#
Baranowski thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
King really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Baranowski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Baranowski tries to score with some ground and pound. King controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Baranowski working the ground and pound.
Baranowski looking to punish the body of his opponent here but King is avoiding damage well.
#SUB#
Baranowski working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB#
Baranowski in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... King is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Adam Baranowski!
After winning the bout, Adam Baranowski thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
WEC 15: Darrow vs Evansen
Date: Oct 07, 2016 |
#R1#
A head kick misses from King.
Suzuki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Suzuki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Suzuki misses the body punch
and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
King slips a jab and a cross from Suzuki.
Suzuki throws a lazy uppercut
and King counters with a slapping leg kick.
A jab lands there for King.
Suzuki throws a predictable looking body shot
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
King tries to bum rush Suzuki with a series of wild strikes but Suzuki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Suzuki misses the jab.
King throws a big counter combination but Suzuki scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
King misses the jab.
Suzuki shoots and misses
and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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 lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Suzuki circles away quickly and effectively.
Suzuki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by King.
A little feinted left hand from King on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T1#
King lands a lovely overhand right.
Suzuki throws a right hand that misses
and King counters with an inside leg kick.
Suzuki throws a body shot but no joy.
Suzuki misses with an uppercut.
King is looking to counter with head kicks.
Suzuki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has King pinned against the cage. King gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Suzuki throws a lazy uppercut
letting King counter with a right hand.
King plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!#CUT#
It looks like Saban Suzuki has been cut.
King connects with a solid leg kick.
Suzuki misses the body punch
and King counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Suzuki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looks like King has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Saban Suzuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#T2#
Suzuki misses with a lunging right hand
and King counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Suzuki swings away with a body shot that misses
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
Suzuki misses with a straight left.
Suzuki misses with a body punch
and King counters with a nice uppercut. #ROC#
Suzuki is rocked!#KD#
King cracks Suzuki with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Suzuki looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can King finish him?
Suzuki is still on wobbly legs! Can King finish him?
King slips a straight right by Suzuki.
King lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Suzuki falls backwards - clearly groggy! King dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brooklyn King!
An out of breath Brooklyn King thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
WEC 11: Parker vs Calderon 3
Date: Sep 10, 2016 |
#R1#
King avoids the head kick by Wu.
King is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wu shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as King sprawls well. King wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wu gets slowly back to his feet.
As Wu backs off King throws a huge counter combo but Wu manages to avoid it all.
King bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#CUT2#
It looks like Chang Wu has been cut.
Wu doesn't succeed with the takedown
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
King stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and King wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chang Wu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wu fails with the takedown
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wu throws a lazy head kick
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
Wu misses with a takedown attempt
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wu doesn't succeed with the takedown
and King counters with a stiff right hand.
Wu is breathing heavily.#T1#
Wu doesn't succeed with the takedown
and King counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Wu! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Brooklyn King!
Brooklyn King seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
WEC 6: Darrow vs Khali
Date: Aug 06, 2016 |
#R1#
Suzuki stuns King with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Suzuki misses with a body shot
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
Suzuki fails to land with a series of punches.
Suzuki throws a low kick but it's checked well by King.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Suzuki on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Suzuki misses with a left hand
letting King counter with a right hand.
King 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.
Suzuki throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from King on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
King lands with a kick to the temple. Suzuki shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" #CUT#
It looks like Saban Suzuki has been cut.
Suzuki misses with a lunging right hand
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King throws a hook but Suzuki avoids it easily.
Suzuki swings widly with a right hand
and King counters with a nice low kick that buckles Suzuki's knee momentarily.
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Suzuki throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from King on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Suzuki throws a combination that misses
and King counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saban Suzuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Suzuki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A jab from Suzuki misses.
Suzuki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Suzuki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and King counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Suzuki takes a head kick and keeps coming.
King gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Suzuki tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CUT2#
It looks like Brooklyn King has been cut.
Suzuki jabs at King's body.
Suzuki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Suzuki.
King is looking to counter punch.
King sizes up Suzuki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suzuki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suzuki throws a right hand that misses
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Suzuki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like King has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.#T2#
Suzuki throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
King fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Suzuki on the side of the head.
Suzuki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from King on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
King fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Suzuki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King connects with a leg kick. Suzuki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
King really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Suzuki misses with a hook
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#KD#
King drops Suzuki with a beautiful combination! Suzuki stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - King is looking for the KO!#ROC#
Suzuki is rocked!
Suzuki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Suzuki is still on wobbly legs! Can King finish him?
Suzuki falls off balance throwing a combination
and King counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brooklyn King!
After winning the bout, Brooklyn King thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
WEC 4: Sagat vs Vurny
Date: Jul 23, 2016 |
#R1#
King blocks a head kick by Akenzua.
As Akenzua backs away, King returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Akenzua is looking to clinch.
It looked like King wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A good leg kick by King.
Akenzua throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Akenzua throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and King counters with an inside leg kick.
King seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Akenzua throws a leg kick
and King counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Akenzua tries to clinch but fails miserably
and King counters with a series of strikes. Akenzua will be more careful next time no doubt.
Akenzua misses with the combination.
King swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Akenzua has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Akenzua there as he acknowledges the shot.#ROC#
Akenzua is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akenzua throws a left and a right that both miss
and King counters with a crisp right that sends Akenzua to the canvas! King follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brooklyn King!
Brooklyn King decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
Empire 1: Parker vs Chambers
Date: Jun 25, 2016 |
#R1#
Sanchez shoots and misses
and King counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from King finds it's way through Sanchez's defenses. #ROC#
Sanchez is rocked!
Sanchez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and King counters with a crisp right that sends Sanchez to the canvas! King follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brooklyn King!
Brooklyn King was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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