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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hercules Furiosa (ranked 24233 p4p, 24176 weight class) and Petrus Nekongo (ranked 547 p4p, 526 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hercules Furiosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Petrus Nekongo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Furiosa defending well as Nekongo loads up on a big left hand.
Furiosa misses with a straight left.
Furiosa backing away here, and Nekongo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Furiosa misses with a body punch
and Furiosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Hercules Furiosa has been cut.
Furiosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nekongo.
Furiosa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Furiosa throws a leg kick but Nekongo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Furiosa. That snapped Nekongo's head back.
Nekongo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Furiosa, pushing him back against the cage.
Furiosa lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nekongo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nekongo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Furiosa backwards.
Nekongo blocks an uppercut.
Furiosa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A body shot lands from Nekongo.
Furiosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Furiosa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nekongos head.
Nekongo lands a body shot.
Nekongo lands a body punch.
Furiosa wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Furiosa.
Furiosa blocks an uppercut.
Furiosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Furiosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Nekongo controls his hands.
Furiosa working aggressively here.
Nekongo scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nekongo.
Nekongo prevents a body shot from Furiosa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Furiosa.
Furiosa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nekongo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Furiosa backwards.
Nekongo lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Furiosa.
Furiosa working aggressively here.
Furiosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Nekongo has a couple of punches blocked by Furiosa.
A short left from Nekongo.
Nekongo stalling against the cage.
Furiosa lands with a right to the head.
Furiosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Nekongo controls his hands.
Nekongo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Furiosa tries to throw a body punch but Nekongo avoids it by throwing Furiosa back against the cage.
Furiosa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Furiosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nekongo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Furiosa backwards.
Nekongo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Furiosa is breathing heavily.
Furiosa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nekongo wants to clinch
and Furiosa counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nekongo pushes Furiosa up against the cage in a clinch.
Furiosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Furiosa working aggressively here.
Nekongo can't find room to land a body shot as Furiosa controls the action.
Nekongo tries to work over Furiosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nekongo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nekongo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nekongo lands a hook that snaps the head of Furiosa backwards.
Furiosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nekongo can't find room to land a body shot as Furiosa controls the action.
Furiosa misses with a punch to the body.
Nekongo breaks from the clinch.
Furiosa missing with a left hand there. Nekongo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Nekongo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Furiosa misses with an uppercut
letting Nekongo counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nekongo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nekongo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Both fighters circling a little - Furiosa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nekongo throws the left hand but Furiosa avoids the punch easily.
Nekongo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Furiosa.
Furiosa misses with a lunging right hand
and Nekongo counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Nekongo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nekongo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nekongo misses with a hook
and Furiosa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Petrus Nekongo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hercules Furiosa's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Furiosa gets tackled into the cage by Nekongo. Nekongo maintains the clinch.
Furiosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Furiosa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nekongo.
Nekongo'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.
Furiosa misses with some punches.
Furiosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Furiosa manages to break the clinch.
Nekongo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furiosa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nekongo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Furiosa thinking.
Nice defenses there by Furiosa.
Nekongo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Furiosa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furiosa walks into a jab.
Furiosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Furiosa misses with a kick to the body.
Nekongo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Furiosa's sensitive parts.
Nekongo lands a nice looking body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nekongo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nekongo misses with a left hand
and Furiosa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nekongo throws an off balance right hand
and Furiosa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nekongo thinking.
Nekongo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Furiosa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Furiosa throws out a loose jab but Nekongo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Nekongo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nekongo is looking to chop away at Furiosa's legs.
Furiosa appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Nekongo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nekongo.
Hercules Furiosa's cut is getting worse.
Nekongo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Furiosa throws a low kick but Nekongo moves out of range easily.
Nekongo punishes Furiosa's body with a nice straight punch.
Furiosa tries to land a front kick but Nekongo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Furiosa lands a jab.
Nekongo lands a left and a right that send Furiosa crashing to the mat, dazed. Nekongo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Furiosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nekongo moves away.
Nekongo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Furiosa with a body shot.
Nekongo throws a leg kick
and Furiosa counters with a nice body kick.
Furiosa punishes Nekongo's body with a nice straight punch.
Furiosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Furiosa looks to throw the jab but Nekongo is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Petrus Nekongo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hercules Furiosa'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. And we move into the final round!
Nekongo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Furiosa counters with a straight right hand.
Furiosa lands with a shot to the body.
Nekongo misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furiosa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nekongo on the side of the head.
Nekongo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nekongo blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Furiosa fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Furiosa.
Nekongo works on Furiosa's body with a couple of short punches.
Nekongo manages to break the clinch.
Nekongo lands with a cross.
Hercules Furiosa's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nekongo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Furiosa.
Furiosa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Furiosa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Furiosa misses with a shot to the body
and Nekongo counters with a thumping low kick.
Hercules Furiosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furiosa tries to land a front kick but Nekongo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Furiosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Nekongo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Furiosa blocks a jab.
Nekongo misses the shot to the body.
Good shot there by Nekongo.
A big right from Furiosa misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furiosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nekongo.
Furiosa looks to land a right hand but Nekongo moved out of range.
Nice cross by Nekongo.
Jeez, Hercules Furiosa's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hercules Furiosa's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Petrus Nekongo!
An out of breath Petrus Nekongo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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