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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Mubango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Sutcliffe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mubango kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jessie J - Bang Bang. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Christian Mubango!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Sutcliffe!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sutcliffe slips under a jab.
Mubango misses with a kick to the body
and Sutcliffe counters with a one-two to the body.
Sutcliffe tries to close the distance and clinch but Mubango swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sutcliffe throws a series of punches but Mubango moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Mubango misses the target.
Mubango dives in and scores a takedown into Sutcliffe's guard.
Mubango postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sutcliffe working for a triangle but Mubango defends it easily.
Sutcliffe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sutcliffe wants to sweep here but Mubango controlling him for the moment.
Mubango throws a strike but Sutcliffe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sutcliffe told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Sutcliffe got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mubango has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sutcliffe has managed to get both his arms back between Mubango's legs - danger averted.
Sutcliffe wants to get up but he can't break Mubango's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutcliffe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mubango looking for a guillotine here but Sutcliffe defends easily.
Sutcliffe slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sutcliffe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mubango works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mubango keeping moving, preventing Sutcliffe from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mubango lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sutcliffe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Christian Mubango has been cut.
Mubango misses with a combination
and Sutcliffe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mubango circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mubango throws a leg kick which misses Sutcliffe's front leg but catches the back leg as Sutcliffe tries to avoid it.
Sutcliffe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mubango throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sutcliffe fails with the takedown.
Mubango misses the shot to the body.
Sutcliffe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sutcliffe ducks right into an uppercut from Mubango.
Mubango tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sutcliffe was well out of range. Poor timing from Mubango.
Sutcliffe lands a really nice looking cross but Mubango seems unphased.
Mubango closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sutcliffe quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mubango throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mubango throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mubango is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sutcliffe is just riding it out for now. Mubango eventually gives up the hold.
Mubango throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutcliffe trying to control from the bottom.
Mubango drops an elbow to the side of Sutcliffe's head.
Mubango throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mubango is trying to control the action in half guard but Sutcliffe is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mubango wants to pass the guard but Sutcliffe is defending well.
Mubango lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mubango not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sutcliffe regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mubango missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Mubango dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Christian Mubango'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.
Mubango connects with a crisp jab.
Christian Mubango seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mubango looks to land a body kick but Sutcliffe moved away.
Peter Sutcliffe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sutcliffe darts in looking for a takedown but Mubango gets double underhooks and turns Sutcliffe into the cage.
Mubango throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A cross from Mubango lands.
Mubango swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sutcliffe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mubango shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sutcliffe closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mubango wants to control but Sutcliffe postures up.
Mubango tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sutcliffe is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Mubango will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mubango tries to improve position but can't.
Mubango is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sutcliffe can do to turn this around?
Mubango wants to control but Sutcliffe postures up.
Christian Mubango overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sutcliffe is staying tight to Mubango's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Mubango is trying to control Sutcliffe's posture but Sutcliffe avoids it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sutcliffe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mubango appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mubango doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sutcliffe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mubango swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sutcliffe appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mubango misses with a wild combination.
Mubango with a poor takedown
and Sutcliffe counters with a series of strikes. Mubango will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Mubango. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sutcliffe throws a low kick, looking for Mubango's leg but Mubango calmly moves out of range.
Mubango looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sutcliffe!
Mubango working the ground and pound from side control.
Mubango creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sutcliffe sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sutcliffe is trying to improve his position.
Mubango in side control, throwing shots but Sutcliffe defends.
Mubango scores with punches from side control.
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!
Mubango lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mubango misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Mubango is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sutcliffe knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mubango scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sutcliffe to see if he's OK.
Sutcliffe is rocked!
Sutcliffe gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sutcliffe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sutcliffe wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sutcliffe flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Mubango thows a huge punch but Sutcliffe dodges it nicely.
Mubango lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mubango is looking for submissions but instead, Sutcliffe has regained full guard.
Sutcliffe wants to stand and escape but Mubango is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sutcliffe doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Mubango might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mubango is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mubango throws a big elbow that misses.
Mubango working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sutcliffe's head.
Sutcliffe is still in real trouble! Can Mubango finish him?
Mubango lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mubango stands up over Sutcliffe, holding on to his feet. Mubango throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Sutcliffe is out cold! Mubango lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Christian Mubango!
An out of breath and clearly excited Christian Mubango thanked GREEN!160 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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