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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Renato King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Speedy Atkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes to the cage accompanied by Supreme court hymn. Atkins is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by baddest of the bad - rev. horton heat. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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150 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Speedy Atkins!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Atkins there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Atkins thumps King with a low kick.
Atkins throws a leg kick which misses King's front leg but catches the back leg as King tries to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Atkins there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Atkins throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
Atkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Atkins misses with a body kick.
King looks for a takedown but Atkins sprawls well.
Atkins throws a front kick aimed at King's knee but King avoids it well.
King takes a swing at Atkins's ribcage but misses.
King avoids a punch combination nicely.
Atkins tries to bum rush King with a series of wild strikes but King uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Atkins takes the fight into the clinch.
King keeps control of Atkins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Atkins scores with a shot to the side of King's head.
Atkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Atkins.
Atkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
Atkins misses with a combination
and King counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by King.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
King postures up in Atkins's guard and throws a big left but Atkins blocks it.
King throwing strikes from guard but Atkins blocks nicely.
King 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 wants to control from the top but Atkins keeps moving.
Atkins wants to stand but King is controlling the position.
Atkins has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes King off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
King will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkins on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
King not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Atkins wants to get back to his feet.
King is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Atkins still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Atkins has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
King is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Atkins tries to score with some ground and pound. King controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Atkins decides to stand up, so the ref orders King to his feet.
A combination from Atkins does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkins misses with a body shot.
King misses with a looping right.
Atkins forces King back against the cage and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from King.
King breaks the clinch.
Atkins throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.
Atkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Atkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Atkins is just out of range.
A left and a right from Atkins both land. Nice combination.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Atkins moves away.
No luck for King with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renato King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King looks for a takedown but Atkins sprawls well.
Speedy Atkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
King shoots for a takedown but Atkins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atkins wants to clinch.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
Atkins looks to land a combination. King sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Atkins stalks King and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into King's face. King staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atkins misses with a double jab.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Atkins.
A right-left combo lands from Atkins.
Atkins is working the combinations to good effect here.
King defending well as Atkins loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Atkins throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
King is looking to wear down Atkins with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
King tries to score a power double leg takedown but Atkins sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten King somewhat.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Atkins was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Speedy Atkins dominated that round.
That's time! King's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Atkins connects with an inside leg kick.
King fails with a takedown attempt.
Atkins tries to bum rush King with a series of wild strikes but King uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
King blocks a low kick nicely.
Atkins swinging wildly here.
Atkins fails to land with a series of punches.
King throws a shot from downtown. Atkins moves away and avoids it.
Atkins throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
Atkins throws a shot to the body.
Atkins misses with a two punch combination.
Atkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Atkins was covering up waiting for the punch and King finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Atkins looking to hit a scissor sweep but King is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King stops Atkins from standing up.
King trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Atkins wants to stand but King is controlling the position.
King will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
King working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Atkins's head.
Atkins keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
Renato King overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Atkins is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
King lands a couple of digs.
Atkins keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Atkins pushes King off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkins lands a two punch combo.
Atkins is breathing heavily.
King shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Atkins pinned against the cage. Atkins gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atkins manages to avoid it.
Atkins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Atkins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Atkins misses.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Speedy Atkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Atkins. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King shoots in looking for a takedown. Atkins tries to sprawl out of it but King keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Atkins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renato King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Atkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Atkins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with King, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King slips a jab and a cross from Atkins.
Atkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Atkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Horrible takedown by King or perhaps it was just good defense by Atkins which made him look bad.
Atkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
King shoots in for a double leg but Atkins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Atkins lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and King has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from King and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Speedy Atkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Atkins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. King manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
King closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Atkins quickly recovers to half guard.
Atkins tries to kick King off but King keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
King is working for a kimura but Atkins is defending it quite comfortably.
King is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atkins is not content to let King control the position.
King looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Atkins with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
King drops an elbow to the side of Atkins's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King prevents Atkins from standing back up.
King is working for a kimura but Atkins is defending it quite comfortably.
Atkins is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Atkins tries to get to full guard but King has control of the leg.
King is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Renato King will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
King shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Atkins as he jumps to the side.
Atkins digs a good body shot into King's ribs.
Atkins keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Atkins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Atkins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Speedy Atkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Atkins clinches up with King and pushes him back against the cage.
King fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renato King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Atkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Atkins throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
Atkins darts in and clinches King up against the cage.
King trying to land knees to the body.
Atkins looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Atkins lands a hook that snaps the head of King backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
King trying to land knees to the body.
Atkins breaks from the clinch.
King closes this distance looking for a takedown but Atkins circles away.
Atkins tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
Atkins looks to land a combination but King avoids it well.
Atkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Atkins throws a front kick aimed at King's knee but King avoids it well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from King.
King has a takedown stuffed.
Atkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
King dodges the punch combination from Atkins.
Good work by King as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Atkins defends it nicely.
King misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Atkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
King throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Atkins's waist but Atkins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing King off to one side.
King shoots in for a takedown but Atkins shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Atkins goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Atkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atkins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. King manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Atkins!
Nice sprawl there from Atkins as King shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King has a takedown stuffed.
Atkins throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
Atkins tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
Atkins lands a two punch combo.
King misses with a body shot.
Atkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Atkins looks to land a combination but King avoids it well.
Atkins throws a shot to the body.
Atkins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
Atkins moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
King showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Atkins.
Atkins wants to clinch up but King keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Atkins fails to land with a series of punches.
Atkins misses with the combination.
Some bone on bone action there as King checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
King shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Atkins sprawls well. Atkins wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. King gets slowly back to his feet.
Atkins gets caught napping as King dives in and scores a takedown. Atkins manages to retain guard.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Atkins's head.
King working some strikes from top position.
Atkins wants to stand but King is controlling the position.
King thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Speedy Atkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Atkins 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Speedy Atkins!
A less than humble Speedy Atkins misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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