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00:00Okay, no headbutting, no attack ground, no attack back to the head, okay, please look at the player hand.
00:07Touch it.
00:08Who will claim champion?
00:10Is it going to be King out with his strikes?
00:12Will it be the BJJ ground game of Rhys McClaren?
00:15This one brought to you by Redhawks.
00:18Look out for the rear shoe.
00:19Oh, King out.
00:20No stop time for cutting sidekicks, the tuning backkicks, the spinning backfists.
00:26McClaren driving double leg takedown.
00:28Gets it all in.
00:29Can he keep King out?
00:30Yeah, he does.
00:32This is where McClaren wants to be.
00:34This is McClarenville.
00:36That's what we wanted to see, that double leg takedown.
00:38He initially went for that knee tap after some heavy strikes were thrown by King out.
00:42And then he slid underneath and got that double leg.
00:45Now he's in a very good position right now as he's trying to frame off the head of Danny King out
00:50and work into a better position.
00:51Let's see what his ground control is like.
00:53The winner of this one goes through to the final to take on the winner of Demetrius Johnson and Tatsunitsu Wada,
00:58which is up next.
01:01Let's see what King out can do.
01:02He's trying to hook that foot.
01:05Now he's right underneath a little bit of a half guard.
01:07Let's see if McClaren can step over this half guard.
01:11Nope, chooses to go face to face.
01:15Good driving takedown there from McClaren as King out tried to get up.
01:21Full mount now for Reece McClaren.
01:23King out unable to return to his feet.
01:25The Australian taking his time.
01:27Showing patience in the opening round here.
01:30This is exactly where McClaren wants to be.
01:33Nice stiff elbow under the chin there.
01:36And McClaren's eyebrow shot up as if to say,
01:38well, I didn't expect that.
01:40Good job by King out to push that leg down.
01:43Get back up to his feet as the crowd surging him on.
01:47Loud crowd as always.
01:49Sold out inside the Mall of Asia arena.
01:51We had to turn them back at the door.
01:53It's the hottest ticket in town.
01:54One championship on a Friday night in Manila.
01:58Airman Danny King out working off his back at the moment.
02:01Reece McClaren top position.
02:03King out was doing a good job of creating the pass.
02:06And a good job of getting back up and reversing the position.
02:10Have a look at this.
02:11King out now in top position.
02:12McClaren holding on to that neck.
02:14Now gives up on him.
02:15What can King out do from here?
02:17He goes for the arm.
02:18A perfect air arm bar attempt from the King.
02:21King out jumped in that arm bar a little bit too soon.
02:24Risky move when they're dry like that.
02:26But I can see how he was going for it.
02:28He felt, because it's early in the round, they're not slippery.
02:31Wouldn't be able to slip out.
02:32But submit Reece McClaren.
02:33Wow, what a shot that would be.
02:35As McClaren's got the back now.
02:37Great killer crushing the face here of King out.
02:40King out breaks free.
02:43It's definitely inside the goal of Asia Arena.
02:46At the outset of this Grand Prix tournament,
02:49McClaren predicted he would reach the final against Demetrius Johnson.
02:52He's got a second chance here tonight.
02:54A second fight of the jury.
02:56Can he take full advantage of it?
02:57Can he capitalize?
02:58Has the back of Danny King out?
03:01King out's doing a good job of defending his neck right now.
03:04You can see McClaren was right almost underneath that chin.
03:07And King out pushed that arm up a little bit.
03:10He's doing a good job of defending the hands right now.
03:13But he's giving McClaren those minute little opportunities
03:17just to adjust his position and keep threatening that choke.
03:20Danny King out has got to turn in, go body to body.
03:23Right now it's going to be hard for him to go to the left.
03:27He's going to need to go to the right.
03:30It started March 31st in Tokyo.
03:32It continues tonight in Manila.
03:34It finishes October 13th in Tokyo.
03:37The one championship fight of the world grand prix.
03:40This is semifinal number one.
03:43Rhys McClaren owning the back of Danny King out right now.
03:46Trying to sink the choke.
03:47That will tap out the King.
03:49That will send McClaren through to Tokyo.
03:51This is his chance to spin right now.
03:54Danny King out's going to have a hard time utilizing proper technique
03:58because Rhys McClaren is so technically skilled.
04:01His opportunities are going to come from an explosion
04:04where he just violently turns into the body.
04:06What an adversity.
04:08It's all survival for Danny King out.
04:1055 seconds remaining in this opening round, simple three.
04:14And the young King glances around.
04:16He's received the instruction to let the stars start a corner of his.
04:2045 seconds on the clock now.
04:22McClaren's head is back to the one-toe joint.
04:25Good job, got the chokes a little bit higher still.
04:27Still got Rhys McClaren.
04:31But Danny King out's not going to give up that easy.
04:34You can see it.
04:35McClaren can get under that chin, but he's wide open.
04:38That choke is going to sink in.
04:40Now, ladies and gentlemen, it's just a face crack.
04:42It's just like squeezing your face.
04:44And there's the turn.
04:45Top of the position.
04:47Top of the position for the King.
04:49They're going big on him.
04:53Trying to find the air.
04:54Rhys McClaren into the cage.
04:56Headed up to the charts.
04:57And he's on his feet.
05:00And he's staying there.
05:01This place is going nuts.
05:03I can't hear myself thinking.
05:06Crazy set up here by Danny King.
05:09What a round.
05:10A sold-out crowd going absolutely off their rockers
05:13inside the mighty Mile Evangelina in the middle of the Philippines.
05:17Big ups from the King.
05:19From the Wushu champion, Danny King.
05:22And look at him.
05:23He sends a big top thumper into the thigh of Rhys McClaren.
05:27That's two mole leg kicks there by Danny King.
05:30And you can see Rhys McClaren tries to ride the leg kick
05:33by lifting his leg up.
05:35And it throws him a little bit off balance.
05:37King might be able to fire a right hand.
05:41You can see King trying to sweep out the leg with a low kick.
05:44And Rhys McClaren is now into the tank down there.
05:47As he's now in side control.
05:54Not where King had wanted to be.
05:57Rhys McClaren took position on him this early in the round.
06:02Rhys McClaren sliding that leg through there.
06:05It easily passes.
06:07Now into side control.
06:09He goes north-south.
06:10Danny King had turtles over.
06:12He's going to take a single right there.
06:14And now a charge for the Wushu champion.
06:17Right into the tank down.
06:18Straight back to his feet goes King out.
06:20And I can check in the box.
06:22There's a left hook.
06:23There's a right right.
06:24That's a ticket back kick.
06:26Wushu style.
06:27He's up there.
06:28Danny King out.
06:29Lunge.
06:30Charge for the lunge.
06:31No, McClaren breaks up.
06:32Body shot from King out.
06:39The mighty roar inside the final of Asia Arena.
06:45Booming right hand.
06:46There's the outside leg kick from King out.
06:49The King showing dominance in the stand-up.
06:51McClaren wants him on the ground.
06:53He gets him on the ground.
06:54The BJJ Black Belt now in top position.
06:57King out was doing good work.
06:59That was a beautiful break in the action right there
07:02as McClaren slows down King out.
07:06King out was landing some heavy leg kicks.
07:09Scoring with some big hooks.
07:11McClaren didn't like it.
07:12Now he's got the top position.
07:14And now he's slowly inching up.
07:16But there's that explosion from King out
07:19to just get one butterfly hook in
07:21and kind of secure a little bit of a half guard now.
07:24Now he's got to try to get McClaren onto the other side
07:26and start working back up to his feet.
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07:39Takes the back here.
07:41Does Vince McClaren get to get those hooks in?
07:43Yes.
07:44King out goes to Rochelle.
07:45Now spins onto his back.
07:47McClaren top position.
07:48220 remaining.
07:49Second round of three.
07:51Up and over again.
07:54This has been an absolute ripper.
07:57A thrilling contest.
07:58Semi-final number one for the ride
08:00to go through to the final of the Flyweight World
08:03Grand Prix October 13 in Tokyo, Japan.
08:06And face either the great Demetrius Johnson
08:09or Tatsuya Nishiwada.
08:12Danny King out right now.
08:13He's gone through five unanimous decision victories
08:16in his last five matches since that lost age round
08:20He is a judge's favorite.
08:22Right now, he's going to have to do something
08:24much more significant than get put on his back like this.
08:27He's got to keep this on the feet.
08:28He's got to get back up to his feet
08:30and start doing more damage on the feet,
08:32especially with the uppercut.
08:34Nice job by Danny King as he reversed the position.
08:38Now he's on top trying to pass the guard of Lightning.
08:43Mitch, if Danny King can stop Rhys McLaren,
08:46I fear for our eardrums.
08:48They will explode with the noise
08:50this arena will make for the King.
08:52Can your ears get much worse than they already are?
08:54No, no, no.
08:56Top position for the King.
08:58Oh, look at Rhys.
09:00Transition into a leg lock.
09:02Looking for the heat.
09:03Looking for the horse.
09:04Can't quite get it.
09:05Gets a calf slicer, though.
09:07Look at the calf here.
09:08Look at the left leg of Danny King.
09:11This is a bad spot.
09:12Oh, and some of the Rhys is taken to the open clothes.
09:15Hammer fist strikes at the right hand of the King.
09:17Oh, look at McLaren using it as a sweep.
09:20Oh, wow.
09:21Using it as a sweep,
09:22but he ends up in kind of a dorsal choke
09:24from the bottom here by...
09:25This is like a crazy game of Twister at the moment.
09:28All tied up in a knot.
09:30Tangled knee to the side of the head there
09:33from Lightning Rhys McLaren, the Australian.
09:35Mm-hmm, mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
09:3730 seconds remain.
09:40Semi-final number one.
09:42Rhys trying to hop over the back and ride the King again.
09:46Beautiful balance by Rhys McLaren
09:48as he's almost falling through the ring ropes there.
09:51Danny King has got to be very careful here.
09:53He's got to end up in a little bit more dominant position
09:55just to secure some points here.
09:57Rhys McLaren's doing very well in this round exchange
10:00as he takes the bag.
10:01That's ground control right there, ladies and gentlemen.
10:04Final seconds of this round.
10:08A sea-seeing back-and-forth in King's End.
10:11The 13 can take on either Demetrius Johnson
10:14or Tatsu Mitsuhara.
10:16It is still anyone's for the taking.
10:19Wide southpaw stance on Rhys McLaren,
10:23trying to get inside the mind of Danny King.
10:26McLaren will do that.
10:27He'll play psychological games.
10:29He'll try and psych you out in the ring.
10:31Oh, my God!
10:33Oh, my God!
10:36Same position for the Filipino.
10:40Here comes a grounded block.
10:42McLaren back to his feet.
10:44Up again from Kingo.
10:47This is where Kingo wants to be.
10:49McLaren wants him down.
10:51And Kingo get off those championship bruiser's chops.
10:56This is Danny King at his moment right here.
10:58They went for the head-ache major.
11:00And Rhys pointing something that went through out of the arena.
11:05Good snappy jab there from Miyagi.
11:07Confidence is high on Rhys McLaren right now.
11:10He's trying to let it all hang out.
11:12You guys see that character that we've known to grow and love
11:14in one championship.
11:16This is Danny King at his moment.
11:17This is Danny King at going for the head-ache.
11:19Oh, Danny King takes down the Big Jack Jack Black Belt.
11:22How do you do that?
11:24He takes the belt.
11:26McLaren back to his feet.
11:27Kingo with a strike.
11:28Try for a palm heel strike.
11:30McLaren double leg.
11:32And he's sitting down.
11:34Kingo staying vertical.
11:35Now he's horizontal.
11:37Good job by Rhys McLaren to clasp those hands underneath the hips.
11:41Drive down to the takedown.
11:42It was smart.
11:43He could have picked him up and went for one of those exaggerated takedowns,
11:47so to speak.
11:48But he saved that energy.
11:50He conserved it.
11:51And he just put him down on his backside.
11:53Now he's in mount again.
11:55Dropping a little bit of ground in pound.
11:57Beautiful groundwork by Rhys McLaren.
12:00Three minutes, two remaining.
12:03Will McLaren be the first one through the final in Tokyo?
12:07What a marvelous flyweight world grand prix it's been.
12:11And this has been one of the highlight matches.
12:13I'll tell you what, folks.
12:14This has been something spectacular.
12:17See, McLaren's doing something with his takedowns.
12:19He's not just taking down and laying and praying.
12:21He's trying to advance the position.
12:23He's trying to finish.
12:24He's trying to go for submissions.
12:27Oh, that's a very uncomfortable position there with that leg trapped like that.
12:33Now he's setting up that dars where that chokes.
12:36He's got a little bit of a choke there.
12:37Good job by Danny Kingad to kind of force his back to the ground
12:40to get Rhys McLaren to let that go.
12:43Back to his feet.
12:48Puts McLaren down.
12:51Okay, Danny Kingad, tough position.
12:53McLaren goes yet unhealed.
12:54Let's see what you can do.
12:56She makes the table nice.
12:57The third and final round.
13:00Posting up and up but down McLaren.
13:03Taking his time.
13:04Deep breaths for the Australian.
13:06Kingad wants to keep him on the ground.
13:09Let's see Rhys McLaren's trying to think about getting up.
13:12He's trying to use that post.
13:13Work his way back up.
13:15It's a lot more difficult with the ring ropes.
13:17They don't have that circle wall to start working up on.
13:21The ring ropes actually favor Kingad in this position right here.
13:24He can trap McLaren on the ground.
13:27See how he's trying to engage that leg.
13:29How does he try to scoot the hips away from the ring ropes?
13:36Back to the feet now.
13:37Can Kingad work the knees?
13:38Work the elbows and clothes.
13:40That's the name for the outside guard McLaren.
13:42And another round.
13:44Trying to tenderize.
13:45Trying to cork the quadriceps.
13:47Around the back of the hamstring, the sciatic nerve.
13:50Oh!
13:54Beautiful takedown there by Danny Kingad.
13:56I told you.
13:57His wrestling is a completely different level.
14:00He utilizes it very well.
14:02They've been using it offensively against the BJJ Black Belt.
14:05He's almost inbound.
14:07Let's see how Rhys McLaren gets out of this.
14:10Kingad looking to drop the ankles.
14:12On the jaw of McLaren.
14:14Unbroken and remaining.
14:17Side control.
14:19He cuts the hip in.
14:20Drops the elbow.
14:21And there's another one.
14:23The ground and back of the king.
14:27This place is erupting.
14:29Knees down to the body of McLaren.
14:31To the arm of McLaren.
14:34Elbows are going.
14:35To the orbital.
14:36Going to the fists.
14:39Side control.
14:40The shoulder threats the orbital now.
14:43Kingad staying busy.
14:45Drops the hands on him again.
14:47There are the knees from the king.
14:49Driving the patella into the ribcage of Rhys McLaren.
14:54He's trying to get back up.
14:56He's trying to get back up to his feet.
14:57Ladies and gentlemen, we do not judge round by round.
14:59We judge a match on its entirety.
15:01Hard nails!
15:03Hard nails!
15:07The final salvos from Danny Kingad.
15:11And we are going down to the judges.
15:14The grand champion.
15:17By split decision.
15:19And advancing to the one flyweight world grand prix final.
15:26From the...
15:30European...
15:33Champion...
15:36Kingad!