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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aslam King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trey Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes to the ring accompanied by Terry Bozzio Drum Solo. Money is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Triumph by Wu Tang Clan. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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26
220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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194 cm
22
210 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Good kicks
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aslam King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Trey Money!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from King as Money shoots in.
King looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Money misses with a takedown attempt - King sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Money takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
King tries to keep at a distance but Money has taken the fight into the clinch.
Money wants to get back to striking at distance but King won't allow it.
Money is working for takedown but King is calmly controlling the position for now.
Aslam King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trey Money.
King lands a takedown into guard.
Money bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in King's guard.
Money being controlled here momentarily.
King wants to sweep here but Money controlling him for the moment.
King might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
King working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Money trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Money stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. King swivels though and keeps the full guard.
King pulls Money in close to his closed guard and prevents Money from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Aslam King has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Money blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice sprawl there from King as Money shoots in.
King misses with a looping right.
Money misses with a series of wild punches.
Money misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Trey Money seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Money tries to get to full guard but King has control of the leg.
King with the ground and pound but Money uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Money had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. King defends it easily.
King thows a big elbow that misses.
King looking to pass the guard.
King cracks Money with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Money looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
King keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Money's head.
King wants to control from the top but Money keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells King's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
King is looking to advance position but Money has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
King can't escape the position.
Money lands a big elbow.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
King keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Money connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Money with shots to the head and body - King looks very uncomfortable down there.
King is bucking up trying to escape but Money cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
King wants to hold on but Money pushes him away.
Money with a couple of short strikes.
Money has control of King's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and King regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Money has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
King is wriggling around trying to escape.
Money lands a nice shot to the head.
King wants to hold on but Money pushes him away.
Poor strikes thrown by Money there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Money postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. King looks a forlorn figure.
Money trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Money unloads with some shots from mount but King bucks and avoids them well.
Money avoids the attempt from King to control.
Money wants to control the pace but King is squirming around nicely.
Money throwing strikes here but King is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
King is wriggling around trying to escape.
King sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Money is trying to control the action in half guard but King is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
King is looking to improve his position.
King is pressing down on Money's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
King is breathing heavily.
Money preventing the sweep.
Money wants to get up but he can't break King's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
King is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Money looking to pass the guard.
Money thows a big elbow that misses.
Money pushing down on King's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Money throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Money wants to stand but King has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Money connects with a nice short shot to King's temple.
Money not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Money is looking to advance position but King won't allow it.
Money wants to control but King is keeping him busy.
King is positioning himself well to prevent Money advancing to mount.
Money throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
King trying to control from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Money is working for a kimura but King is defending it quite comfortably.
King is defending against the submission attempts here by Money.
King keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
King is trying to get back to full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
King on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Money scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
King on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if King tries to get out of the position.
Money passes the guard and advances to mount!
Money looking for a guillotine from mount but King is having none of it.
Money thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Trey Money will probably get the nod.
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!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from King, right into the meat.
Money moves into range and clinches up with King.
Money wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.
Money looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Money breaks the clinch.
Trey Money is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Money throws a combination but it was largely blocked by King.
Money tries to bum rush King with a series of wild strikes but King uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Money with a poor takedown
and King counters by clinching up.
Money being controlled against the ropes.
Money tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Money is breathing heavily.
Money misses with a hook from the clinch.
Money pulls King into guard.
Money keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
King connects with a couple of short punches.
Money working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. King doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. King manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
King throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Money works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
King lands a couple of elbows.
King looking to pass the guard.
King throws and elbow that misses. Money uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in King's guard. Nice move by Money!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King controlling Money's posture.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
King keeping full guard, as Money tries to pass.
King trying to control the position.
Money prevents King from getting back to his feet.
King wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Money wants to pass the guard but King is keeping the position.
Money trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
King shoots in and gets a takedown into Money's guard.
Money keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
King won't allow Money to get back to his feet.
Money has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but King can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
King missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Trey Money has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Money is looking to stand up but King isn't so interested in that idea.
King throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Money works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
King knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Money on the ground.
Money is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
King trying to control but Money is working from the bottom.
Money tries to land a sweep but no joy.
King missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
King stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Money swivels though and keeps the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Money is on top in guard.
Money connects with a couple of short punches.
King is controlling Money's posture.
Money wants to get up but he can't break King's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
King is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Money stopping the sweep attempt from King.
That's six 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.
King looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We're going to have a standup here because Aslam King wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Money lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Money throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.
King slips a jab and a cross from Money.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from King.
King misses with a body shot.
Money has his takedown stuffed
and King moves into the clinch.
Aslam King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trey Money.
Good body shot from King.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Money jumps guard but King stands there with Money around his waist. Money gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Money is working for takedown but King is calmly controlling the position for now.
Money is trying to break the clinch but King is controlling him.
Money tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Money is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
King has clasped his hands together around Money's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
King looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Money is avoiding damage well.
King in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
King wants to lay and pray for a moment but Money keeps working.
King tries to move to mount but Money blocks the move with his legs.
King throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
King tries to advance position but instead Money slips a leg back in to half guard.
Money avoiding damage under a succession of punches from King.
Money is pressing down on King's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Money is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King looking to sit in guard and control but Money gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Money trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Money slips nicely into half guard.
King trying to control here.
King tries to get to full guard but Money has control of the leg.
Money is trying to control the action in half guard but King is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
King is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Money thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aslam King showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Aslam King!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Aslam King!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Aslam King!
Aslam King wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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