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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Vargtass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cheick Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vargtass's entrance music is Torparrock. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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240 lbs
22 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
World class 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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Vargtass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cheick Kongo!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kongo misses with a head kick.
Kongo connects with a solid leg kick.
Vargtass plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Vargtass fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kongo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vargtass connects with a solid leg kick.
Vargtass tries a head kick but it misses.
Kongo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A shot to the body from Vargtass misses
and Kongo counters with a thumping low kick.
Kongo checks a low kick from Vargtass.
Vargtass does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Vargtass misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kongo throws out a loose jab but Vargtass uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Vargtass.
Vargtass moves forwards but Kongo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Richard Vargtass has been cut.
Vargtass misses with an uppercut
and Kongo counters with a head kick.
Vargtass tries to clinch up
and Kongo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kongo blocks a low kick nicely.
Kongo ducks under a wild hook from Vargtass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargtass stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kongo.
Kongo misses with a body shot.
Vargtass checks a low kick from Kongo.
Vargtass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kongo.
Good standup being displayed there by Kongo as he connects with a hook.
Vargtass swings for the body but Kongo moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice defenses there by Vargtass.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kongo, right into the meat.
Vargtass scores with a head kick. Kongo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kongo scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kongo throws a head kick that Vargtass semi-blocks.
Vargtass on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kongo. Kongo obviously looking to wear him down.
Kongo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vargtass scoring well with a low kick there.
Vargtass ducks under a wild hook from Kongo.
A low kick from Vargtass is predictable there
and Kongo counters with a low kick, right behind Vargtass 's knee.
Kongo just misses with a punch to the body.
Vargtass pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vargtass.
Kongo lands with a right hand.
Vargtass takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vargtass looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kongo throws out a powerful jab.
Richard Vargtass's cut is getting worse.
Kongo connects with a high kick.
Kongo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vargtass is out of range and Kongo settles back down.
A head kick misses from Kongo.
Vargtass misses with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kongo.
Vargtass misses with a kick to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vargtass is breathing heavily.
Kongo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kongo wants to slow Vargtass down by chopping away at his legs.
Kongo throws out a leg kick but Vargtass moves out of range and Kongo only half commits.
Kongo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vargtass.
Kongo misses with a low kick.
Vargtass on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kongo throws a looping overhand right but Vargtass ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargtass moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vargtass tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kongo lands the left hand.
Vargtass goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vargtass looks to land a body kick but Kongo moved away.
Kongo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Vargtass will feel that in the morning.
Kongo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kongo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Vargtass blocks the low kick.
Vargtass is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kongo.
Vargtass misses the shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kongo. That's going to slow Vargtass down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kongo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vargtass walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kongo. That's going to slow Vargtass down.
Vargtass misses the shot to the body.
Vargtass misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kongo counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargtass throws a looping overhand right but Kongo ducks down to avoid it.
Kongo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kongo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kongo lands a nice shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Kongo.
A leg kick checked by Vargtass.
Vargtass avoids the body shot from Kongo.
Vargtass swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kongo misses with a looping left.
An inside leg kick from Kongo misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kongo.
Kongo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kongo. That's going to slow Vargtass down.
Vargtass slips a straight right by Kongo.
Vargtass tries to move into range but Kongo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vargtass.
Vargtass lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kongo backs up against the cage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Vargtass's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kongo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vargtass scrambles back to his feet.
Richard Vargtass's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kongo checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kongo. That's going to slow Vargtass down.
Kongo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Vargtass had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Vargtass tries to clinch up but Kongo circles away and keeps his distance.
Vargtass takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vargtass is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters circling a little - Kongo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Vargtass moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kongo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kongo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kongo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good leg kick by Kongo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A good leg kick by Kongo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kongo.
Kongo throws a head kick that misses.
Kongo cracks a nice hook into Vargtass's ribs.
Kongo looks to land a right hand but Vargtass moved out of range.
Kongo throws a low kick, looking for Vargtass's leg but Vargtass calmly moves out of range.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kongo connects with the punch.
Jeez, Richard Vargtass's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Vargtass slips under a jab.
Kongo slips a jab from Vargtass.
Vargtass takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vargtass 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 Kongo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kongo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vargtass pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kongo is out of range and Vargtass settles back down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kongo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kongo. That's going to slow Vargtass down.
Kongo lands with a hook. Vargtass tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab from Kongo does it's job there.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Richard Vargtass's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cheick Kongo!
Cheick Kongo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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