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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Ruston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruston has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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266 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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177 cm
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275 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Prefers ground |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Kingston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Karl Ruston!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingston looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kingston.
Kingston looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kingston is stalling in the full guard.
Kingston has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ruston looks gassed!
Kingston sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ruston's guard.
Kingston lands with a punch from half guard.
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.
Kingston stalling.
Kingston could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ruston is looking to escape.
Kingston is working for a submission of some sort.
Kingston with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kingston works his way into full mount!
Kingston with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston controlling the pace for now.
Ruston is trying to escape the mount.
Kingston in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kingston landing strikes from the mount.
Kingston controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston lands a big shot there that rocks Ruston but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kingston tries to control but Ruston wriggling away.
Ruston is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Kingston tries to control but Ruston wriggling away.
Kingston sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kingston connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ruston is looking to get to half guard.
Kingston controlling from mount.
Kingston tries to control but Ruston wriggling away.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Mark Kingston just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Ruston thows a body shot but no joy.
Kingston tries a head kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kingston.
Ruston shoots in but no luck this time.
Kingston has his takedown stuffed
and Ruston counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kingston won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Kingston dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kingston looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mark Kingston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kingston keeps the fight on the outside.
Ruston darts in and clinches Kingston up against the cage.
Ruston has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kingston is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ruston gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Kingston scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kingston tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ruston counters by moving into the clinch.
Ruston stalling against the cage.
Ruston tries to pull guard but Kingston holds him up against the cage and eventually Ruston drops back down to his feet.
Kingston wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ruston blocks a body shot from Kingston.
Ruston looking to slow down the pace here.
Kingston fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ruston scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kingston wants to break free but Ruston has control.
Ruston lands with a light punch inside.
Kingston is rocked!
Ruston connects with a knee right up the middle there - that's rocked Kingston badly! Kingston tumbles to the floor and Ruston stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl Ruston!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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