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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andokuhle Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spanish Rice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
26
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Counter fighter
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andokuhle Congo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spanish Rice!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Congo forces Rice back against the cage and clinches.
Rice working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Congo has a couple of punches blocked by Rice.
Rice misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rice working aggressively here.
Rice throws a punch but it's blocked by Congo.
Congo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rice is trying to break the clinch but Congo is controlling him.
Rice fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Congo on the inside.
Rice lands a right hand that snaps the head of Congo backwards.
Rice tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rice blocking some punches.
Congo swings wildly with an uppercut but Rice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Congo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rice working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rice.
Congo lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rice swings wildly with an uppercut but Congo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rice pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Congo wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Congo cracks a nice hook into Rice's ribs.
Rice misses with a hook. Congo ducked under it nicely.
Congo is looking to clinch but Rice is avoiding it.
Congo fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Congo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rice steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Congo.
Congo tries to close the distance and clinch but Rice swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Congo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rice.
Rice throws a jab but it's blocked by Congo.
Congo tries to clinch but Rice is having none of it.
Congo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rice paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rice connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rice missing with a left hand there. Congo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Congo staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rice shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Congo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rice paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Congo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rice sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rice misses with a straight right.
Congo scores with a hook.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rice takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Congo.
Rice manages to break the clinch.
Congo moves out of range as Rice strikes.
Congo doesn't manage to clinch there - Rice circles away.
Congo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Congo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Congo closes the distance and clinches.
Rice misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rice blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Congo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Congo swings wildly with an uppercut but Rice uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Congo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Congo.
Congo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rice has a couple of punches blocked by Congo.
Congo misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Congo.
Still in the clinch, Congo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Congo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Rice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Congo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rice tries to break free but Congo pushes him back against the cage.
Congo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rice looks winded!
Good body shot from Congo.
Congo tries a body shot but Rice blocks it.
Congo lands with a left to the head.
Congo lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Congo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rice backwards.
Congo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Congo lands an uppercut.
Rice working aggressively here.
Congo lands with a left to the head.
Rice is rocked!
Congo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Congo.
Rice is still on wobbly legs! Can Congo finish him?
Congo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rice blocks an uppercut.
Congo digs a right hand into Rice's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rice's gas tank.
Congo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Congo digs a right hand underneath Rice's ribcage. Rice let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rice seems to have recovered his senses.
Rice's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rice misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Congo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Congo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rice backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Congo.
Congo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rice.
Congo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andokuhle Congo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Congo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rice swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Congo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rice counters with a nice uppercut.
Rice missing with a left hand there. Congo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Congo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rice can do to turn this around?
Nice defenses there by Congo.
Congo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Congo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Congo cracks Rice with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Congo moves into the clinch successfully.
Congo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rice backwards.
Congo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Congo dips a shoulder and cracks Rice with a mighty uppercut! Rice falls back against the cage and Congo unloads with a barrage of strikes! Rice is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Congo screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andokuhle Congo!
Andokuhle Congo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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