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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between What I Should Of Saved (ranked 2352 p4p, 2298 weight class) and Huey King (ranked 270 p4p, 267 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, What I Should Of Saved!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Huey King!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King lands with a nice body kick.
Should Of Saved on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by King. King obviously looking to wear him down.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Should Of Saved changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. King tries to avoid it but Should Of Saved manages to keep hold of a leg and drag King to the ground. King escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from King misses the target.
King with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
King takes a swing at Should Of Saved's ribcage but misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by King. That's going to slow Should Of Saved down.
Should Of Saved fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Should Of Saved ducks under a wild hook from King.
Should Of Saved attempts a counter takedown but King avoids it well and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Should Of Saved tries to score a power double leg takedown but King sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Should Of Saved somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for What I Should Of Saved. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King loads up on a big right hand but Should Of Saved slips the punch.
Should Of Saved throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King looks to throw the jab but Should Of Saved is out of range.
Should Of Saved displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
Should Of Saved half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Should Of Saved.
Should Of Saved tries to move into range but King moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Should Of Saved avoids the body shot from King.
King throws a low kick but Should Of Saved avoids it.
Should Of Saved tries to counter with a takedown but King is quick to defend against it.
Should Of Saved takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
King connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Should Of Saved momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Should Of Saved throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
King comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Should Of Saved blocks a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from King.
Should Of Saved misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Should Of Saved feinted with a counter takedown.
Should Of Saved looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Should Of Saved to score with a decent uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from King.
King staying out of range there.
Should Of Saved blocks a jab.
Should Of Saved drops down looking for a counter takedown but King sprawls and moves away.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Should Of Saved manages to avoid it.
Should Of Saved changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
King misses with a hook.
Should Of Saved takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Should Of Saved attempts a counter takedown but King avoids it well and moves away.
King lands a nice looking body shot.
Huey King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
King lands a nice looking kick to the body. Should Of Saved takes a step back to recover.
King misses with a looping right.
Should Of Saved appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
King lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
King scores with a decent looking hook.
Should Of Saved throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
King goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
King ducks under a wild hook from Should Of Saved.
Should Of Saved displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
King misses with a looping left.
Should Of Saved throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
Should Of Saved shoots in but no luck this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Should Of Saved takes one to the chin there.
King fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Should Of Saved is defended easily by King.
King displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Should Of Saved.
Some wild striking there from King.
Should Of Saved keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
King misses with a leg kick
and Should Of Saved counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Should Of Saved.
Should Of Saved postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Huey King dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Should Of Saved moves out of range of the strikes.
Should Of Saved lands a jab to the head.
Should Of Saved looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Should Of Saved was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
Should Of Saved blocks a jab.
Should Of Saved checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
King takes a swing at Should Of Saved's ribcage but misses.
King dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Should Of Saved does a little dance to reset his feet.
Should Of Saved throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. King was covering up waiting for the punch and Should Of Saved finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Should Of Saved trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Should Of Saved throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as King works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
King is pulling down on Should Of Saved's head. It's preventing any offense from Should Of Saved, at least for the moment.
Should Of Saved is looking to work some ground and pound but King has wrist control.
Should Of Saved throws a big right hand that misses.
King controlling Should Of Saved's posture.
Should Of Saved stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. King swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two 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.
Should Of Saved trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
King throws a chopping leg kick but Should Of Saved manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Should Of Saved closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. King quickly recovers to half guard.
King is trying to control but Should Of Saved manages to pass to mount!
Should Of Saved is working for a guillotine from mount but King frees his head quite easily.
Should Of Saved misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Should Of Saved thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
King is looking to improve his position but Should Of Saved isn't that keen on the idea.
Should Of Saved with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Should Of Saved thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
King looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Should Of Saved throwing strikes here but King is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Should Of Saved throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Should Of Saved looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Should Of Saved 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.
King has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
King wants to control but Should Of Saved is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
What I Should Of Saved dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
King connects with a good right hand that stumbles Should Of Saved. Should Of Saved circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
King is looking to land body kicks.
King throws a low kick but Should Of Saved avoids it.
Should Of Saved half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nice shot by King.
Horrible takedown attempt by Should Of Saved or perhaps it was just good defense by King, which made it look bad.
Should Of Saved avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Should Of Saved half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
King slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King throws a quick inside leg kick.
Should Of Saved darts in looking for a takedown but King gets double underhooks and turns Should Of Saved into the cage.
Should Of Saved breaks from the clinch.
Should Of Saved takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice defenses there by Should Of Saved.
Should Of Saved tries to counter with a takedown but King is quick to defend against it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Should Of Saved.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
King lands a nice leg kick that just misses Should Of Saved's sensitive parts.
Should Of Saved tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
King throws out a powerful jab.
King bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Should Of Saved's head.
King stuns Should Of Saved with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
King misses with a straight left.
Huey King seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Should Of Saved defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.
Should Of Saved uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
King gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Should Of Saved to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Should Of Saved trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Should Of Saved 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.
Should Of Saved throwing strikes from guard but King blocks nicely.
What I Should Of Saved overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Should Of Saved slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Should Of Saved wants to lay and pray for a moment but King keeps working.
Huey King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
King prevents Should Of Saved from moving into mount.
Should Of Saved wants to control but King is keeping him busy.
Should Of Saved wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by King, who protects the arm well.
Should Of Saved trying to control the action but King is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
You can see the frustration on King's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Should Of Saved looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Should Of Saved landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Huey King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think King has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Huey King!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Huey King!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Huey King!
Huey King wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Huey 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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