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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between GK King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tesla Golf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, GK King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tesla Golf!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Golf.
King moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Tesla Golf has been cut.
King blocks a head kick by Golf.
Golf misses with a kick to the body.
King throws out a loose jab but Golf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Golf pushes King up against the cage in a clinch.
King fails to pull guard.
Golf gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from King.
Golf gets underhooks to prevent King's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for GK King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A knee to the head by Golf.
Golf looking to throw knees to the head but King is blocking nicely.
Come on Golf - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
King looking for a takedown.
Golf avoiding damage.
Golf stops a takedown attempt from King.
Golf effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tesla Golf.
King looks to land a combination but Golf avoids it well.
Golf throws a head kick that misses.
Golf circles away from the clinch attempt
and Golf counters with a head kick.
Golf dodges the punch combination from King.
King blocks the body kick.
Golf rushes King and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Golf 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.
The crowd are getting on Golf's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
King tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Golf smiles and moves away.
King fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golf on the wrong end of a nice jab.
King throws a hook but Golf avoids it easily.
King connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
King lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Golf.
Golf gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
King tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Golf looking to throw knees to the head but King is blocking nicely.
King avoiding damage as Golf throws knees to the body.
King jumps guard but Golf stands there with King around his waist. King gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Golf tries to land a knee to the head but King blocks with his arms.
King looking for a takedown.
Golf lands a nice knee to the body.
King fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Come on Golf - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Golf tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King tries to score a body lock takedown but Golf shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Golf scores a nice knee to the body.
King is breathing heavily.
King tries to pull guard but Golf holds him up against the cage and eventually King drops back down to his feet.
Golf dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
King fails to pull guard.
King avoiding damage as Golf throws knees to the body.
King managing to block the knees to the body from Golf.
King tries to pull guard but Golf holds him up against the cage and eventually King drops back down to his feet.
Golf with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Golf crunches a lovely knee into King's ribcage.
Golf is pressed up against the cage. King has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Golf down to the mat. Golf avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Golf pulls out of a head kick attempt.
King scores with a sloppy right hand. Golf should have avoided that one.
Golf throws a head kick that misses.
Golf closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King tries to score a body lock takedown but Golf shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Golf controlling the action here for a moment.
Golf receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Golf lands a hook to the side of the head.
Golf is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
King is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tesla Golf.
A punch combination from King misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Golf counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. King is lucky that one didn't land flush.
King misses with a wild combination.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Golf moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tesla Golf dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tesla Golf's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A punch combination from King misses.
Golf tries to clinch there but King circles away.
Golf lands with a thumping leg kick.
King falls off balance throwing a combination
and Golf counters with a big head kick but King shrugs it off.
Some wild striking there from King.
King misses with a hook.
King rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Golf moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Golf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King lands a nice hook to Golf's body. Golf takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
King's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and King duly obliges.
King with a nice cross.
Golf looks to land a body kick but King moved away.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Golf lands a front kick.
Golf doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
Golf throws a nice head kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
GK King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golf gets a clinch.
Golf prevents a takedown attempt there.
King being controlled against the cage.
Golf using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Golf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Golf's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Golf stops a takedown attempt from King.
Golf stalling the fight.
Golf connects with a knee to the head.
King wants to break the clinch but can't.
Golf tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
King being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Golf is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for GK King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King jumps guard but Golf stands there with King around his waist. King gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Golf displaying some good clinch control by pressing King up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tesla Golf.
A head kick misses from Golf.
King darts in trying to clinch
and Golf counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Golf.
King throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now King is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golf is trying to control the position but King postures up.
King trying to control but Golf is working from the bottom.
King wants to pass the guard but Golf is keeping the position.
Golf is pulling down on King's head. It's preventing any offense from King, at least for the moment.
Golf throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
King trying to stand up but can't free himself from Golf's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
King wants to pass the guard but Golf is keeping the position.
Golf 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 wants to pass the guard but Golf is keeping the position.
Golf looking to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King looking to sit in guard and control but Golf gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
King escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Golf gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tesla Golf showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tesla Golf's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
King avoids the head kick by Golf.
Golf thuds his shin into the meat of King's side.
Golf tries a head kick but it misses.
King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Golf.
King throws a right and a left that both miss.
King throws a series of punches but Golf moves out of range.
Golf fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt King.
A combination from King does no damage.
Golf lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
King swinging wilding here.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Golf.
Golf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Golf.
Golf throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Golf pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golf ducks under a wild hook from King.
King throws a right hand that Golf ducks under and follows up with a left that Golf also avoids with ease.
Golf throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by King!
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Golf sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King misses with a straight left.
King blocks a head kick by Golf.
Golf with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling King to score with a decent uppercut.
Tesla Golf seems to be getting the better of the standup.
King blocks a head kick by Golf.
King on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Golf. Golf obviously looking to wear him down.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Golf.
Golf fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. King sprawls well initially but Golf persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
King won't allow Golf to pass to mount.
Golf seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but King does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Golf decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Golf on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golf looks for the body kick but King saw that one coming.
King throws a nice looking combination but Golf bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice uppercut there from King.
King scores with a nice head shot.
King scores with a crisp jab that stopped Golf in his tracks.
Golf looks for the body kick but King saw that one coming.
King lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
King connects with a looping right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by King!
King connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Golf scores with a head kick.
GK King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
King swinging wilding here.
GK King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King lands a jab-cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Golf can pounce on him.
Golf rushes King and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Golf tries to land knees in the clinch but King avoids the damage to the body.
King fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Golf just leaning against King, taking a breather.
King fails to pull the fight into his guard.
King drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for GK King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Golf prevents the takedown attempt.
King jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Golf walks away with a smile on his face. King gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Golf.
King avoids the head kick by Golf.
Golf tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golf misses with a low kick.
King misses with a double jab
and Golf counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice shot by King.
Golf moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Golf keeps King at a distance using the push kick.
Golf plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Golf. That's going to slow King down.
Golf throws a nice outside leg kick.
King throws a series of punches but Golf avoids them all with ease.
King takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
King is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Golf scores with a push kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Golf lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Golf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
King swinging wilding here.
GK King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tesla Golf comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Golf has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tesla Golf!
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energy
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hype
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