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RCF 15 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Canses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikola Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rob Canses has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rob Canses!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nikola Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Canses circles away.
A big left from Canses misses.
Emelianenko avoids the body shot from Canses.
Canses swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Emelianenko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Canses could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Canses keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Canses swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Canses is working to get back to half guard.
Canses is in a horrible position here. Emelianenko smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
It looks like Rob Canses has been cut.
Emelianenko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Canses is looking to escape.
Canses regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko thows a huge punch but Canses dodges it nicely.
Emelianenko landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rob Canses's cut is getting worse.
Emelianenko blocks the strikes from Canses.
Canses tries to get to full guard but Emelianenko has control of the leg.
Canses works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emelianenko tries to free his leg and advance position but Canses is retaining full guard.
Emelianenko must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Emelianenko wants to stand but Canses is controlling his posture from full guard.
Canses lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Emelianenko!
Canses has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Canses working the ground and pound effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canses is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Emelianenko can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Emelianenko wants to get back to his feet.
Emelianenko wants to control but Canses is having none of it.
Emelianenko really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Emelianenko taking shots to the head.
Canses landing punches.
Emelianenko is wriggling around trying to escape.
Canses is landing with some decent strikes but Emelianenko is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Canses has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Emelianenko's face.
Canses lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Canses.
Canses is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Emelianenko can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Canses looking to finish Emelianenko with some ground and pound. This is bad for Emelianenko!
Emelianenko is bucking up trying to escape but Canses cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Canses is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko is bucking up trying to escape but Canses cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Canses in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Canses is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Emelianenko can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Emelianenko wants to control but Canses is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Emelianenko can do anything to dispel that myth.
Canses with good strikes from the mount here!
Emelianenko wants to control but Canses is having none of it.
Canses is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Emelianenko can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Canses lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Emelianenko hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canses scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Emelianenko?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Canses with the ground and pound from mount.
Emelianenko wants to hold on but Canses pushes him away.
Canses fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Emelianenko is trying to escape the mount.
Canses fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Canses with a couple of short strikes.
Emelianenko swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Emelianenko tries to hold on but Canses pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Canses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Canses with a couple of short strikes.
Canses lands a heavy elbow.
Emelianenko tries to reverse the position but Canses maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Canses dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rob Canses's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Emelianenko is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Canses's half guard.
Emelianenko trying to control the action but Canses is working from the bottom.
Canses tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Emelianenko seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Canses does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Emelianenko might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Canses kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Canses regains full guard. Nicely done.
Emelianenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Canses is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Canses is on top in guard.
Canses works over Emelianenko with some ground and pound from guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Canses won't allow Emelianenko to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canses landing with the ground and pound.
Canses wants to pass the guard but Emelianenko is keeping the position.
Canses in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Canses with a nice head shot there.
Canses content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Canses postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Canses throwing strikes from guard but Emelianenko blocks nicely.
Canses trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Emelianenko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Emelianenko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Canses loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Canses is working Emelianenko over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Emelianenko looking for a guillotine here but Canses defends easily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Emelianenko lands a nice looking body shot.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Canses as he avoids it easily.
Emelianenko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Canses looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Emelianenko takes the fight into the clinch.
Canses has Emelianenko pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Emelianenko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Emelianenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Canses is defending well for now.
Emelianenko misses with a knee strike.
Canses has Emelianenko pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Emelianenko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Canses wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Canses wants to get back to striking at distance but Emelianenko won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko fails to pull guard.
Canses has Emelianenko pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Emelianenko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Canses. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emelianenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Canses goes for a takedown in the clinch but Emelianenko prevents it.
Emelianenko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko tries for a takedown. No joy.
Emelianenko goes for a takedown in the clinch but Canses prevents it.
Canses looking for a takedown.
Canses prevents Emelianenko from breaking the clinch.
Canses can't get the takedown.
Emelianenko throws a head punch that misses.
Canses tries to break the clinch but Emelianenko is controlling the position.
Emelianenko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Canses gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Emelianenko tries to roll over but Canses keeps him under control.
Emelianenko pushes Canses off looking to stand but Canses dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is looking for a sweep. Canses is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Canses looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Canses working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Canses stops Emelianenko from getting back to his feet.
Canses winds up and cracks Emelianenko with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Canses working Emelianenko over with strikes.
Canses looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Emelianenko wants to get back to full guard.
Canses looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Emelianenko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Canses landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rob Canses will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rob Canses'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. This is the final round!
Emelianenko tries for a takedown but Canses sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up.
Canses fails to land with a series of punches.
Canses looks to land a combination but Emelianenko avoids it well.
Emelianenko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Canses stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Emelianenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Canses moves out of range.
Canses will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Emelianenko shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Canses is trying to defend but Emelianenko finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rob Canses overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Canses flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Canses regains full guard. Nicely done.
Emelianenko stopping the sweep attempt from Canses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko wants to get up but he can't break Canses's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Canses tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Emelianenko with a nice head shot there.
Emelianenko postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Canses manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Emelianenko manages to get himself to full guard.
Emelianenko throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Emelianenko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Emelianenko wants to sweep here but Canses controlling him for the moment.
Canses with a flurry of punches that miss.
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.
Emelianenko is trying to control the position but Canses postures up.
Canses thows a big elbow that misses.
Canses postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Emelianenko working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Canses doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Canses manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Canses shoots for a takedown but Emelianenko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Emelianenko decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Canses makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Canses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Canses is on top in guard.
Emelianenko working a defensive guard here.
Canses postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canses scoring with some ground and pound.
Emelianenko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Canses.
Canses in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Emelianenko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Canses.
Canses prevents Emelianenko from getting back to his feet.
Canses working some strikes from top position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Emelianenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Canses looks to land a combination but Emelianenko avoids it well.
Emelianenko tries to clinch there but Canses circles away.
Emelianenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Canses regains half guard.
Emelianenko blocks the strikes from Canses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canses blocking the ground and pound attempt from Emelianenko.
Canses is looking to improve his position.
Canses is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Emelianenko scores with a couple of nice shots.
Emelianenko seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Canses does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Canses regains full guard. Nicely done.
Emelianenko wants to pass the guard but Canses is keeping the position.
Canses striking off his back but it's not causing Emelianenko any problems.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Horrible takedown by Emelianenko or perhaps it was just good defense by Canses which made him look bad.
Canses shoots for a takedown but Emelianenko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikola Emelianenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Canses has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Canses!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Hitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mario Martinez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sam Hitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mario Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitz misses with a series of wild punches.
Martinez looks to land a combination but Hitz avoids it well.
Hitz lands a high kick to the side of Martinez's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Hitz dives into guard, looking to finish.
It looks like Mario Martinez has been cut.
Hitz working some strikes from top position.
Martinez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hitz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hitz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hitz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Martinez is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hitz loads up on a big left hand. Martinez felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Hitz looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Martinez can't hide his disappointment, as Hitz celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Hitz!
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Undercard bout
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno de Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cain Velasquez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bruno de Santos's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno de Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cain Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Santos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Velasquez's guard.
de Santos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Velasquez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, de Santos has managed to get both his arms back between Velasquez's legs - danger averted.
de Santos stands up from Velasquez's guard - de Santos perhaps looking for a knockout.
de Santos dives in and grabs Velasquez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Velasquez pushes down on de Santos's head and hops out.
Velasquez tries for a takedown but de Santos circles away easily
and de Santos counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Velasquez!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velasquez tries to hold on but de Santos postures up.
de Santos content just to control the position here.
Velasquez is desperately trying to improve his position but de Santos has a good base and remains in mount.
Velasquez tries to hold on but de Santos pushes him away.
de Santos prevents Velasquez from getting the reversal.
de Santos controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Velasquez wants to control but de Santos is having none of it.
Velasquez looks gassed!
de Santos controlling from the full mount.
Velasquez can't escape the position.
de Santos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Velasquez is wriggling around trying to escape.
de Santos looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two 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.
de Santos's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Velasquez tries to hold on but de Santos pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Velasquez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
de Santos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Velasquez swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
de Santos controlling from mount.
Velasquez is trying desperately to improve position.
de Santos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Bruno de Santos just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
de Santos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Santos trying to control the pace.
de Santos passes to side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Velasquez is looking for a sweep.
de Santos stands up.
de Santos scores a takedown into full mount!
de Santos looking to control but Velasquez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Santos content just to control the position here.
de Santos looking to control but Velasquez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
de Santos prevents Velasquez from getting the reversal.
de Santos controlling the pace for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Bruno de Santos just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
de Santos gets a clinch.
de Santos turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
de Santos tries to advance to mount but Velasquez denies him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno de Santos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Velasquez with a lazy takedown attempt
so de Santos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Velasquez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. de Santos defends it easily.
de Santos advances to half guard.
Velasquez wants to get back to his feet.
Well, if de Santos is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
de Santos decides to stand up.
de Santos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Velasquez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Velasquez tries to circle away but de Santos has him pinned against the cage.
de Santos working Velasquez over with knees to the body.
Velasquez drags the fight down to the ground.
Velasquez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. de Santos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in de Santos's guard.
Velasquez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
de Santos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Velasquez is controlling him.
Bruno de Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
de Santos pushes Velasquez off and scrambles back to his feet.
Velasquez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Velasquez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Velasquez throwing strikes but missing.
Velasquez prevents de Santos from getting back to his feet.
Velasquez throws a big right hand that misses.
de Santos wants to stand up but Velasquez is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. de Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Velasquez stops de Santos from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Velasquez with a poor takedown
and de Santos counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Velasquez!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velasquez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Velasquez sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Velasquez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Velasquez looking for a triangle here. de Santos is fighting it but it looks tight! Velasquez pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, de Santos is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Cain Velasquez!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cheick Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Gump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kongo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to .... The crowd seem to be enjoying Gump's choice of entrance music: Sweet Home Alabama. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cheick Kongo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Forrest Gump!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gump throws a shot to the body.
Gump fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Forrest Gump seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gump swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gump throws a jab when Kongo was well out of range.
Gump closes the distance and clinches up with Kongo, looking for a takedown. Gump pushes Kongo against the cage but Kongo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gump scores with a jab. Kongo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gump fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kongo avoids it really well and circles away.
Cheick Kongo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Forrest Gump.
Kongo stuffs the takedown attempt from Gump. Gump gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Kongo as Gump shoots in.
Kongo lands a big head kick that sends Gump tumbling to the mat! Kongo takes a step backwards and waves Gump back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Forrest Gump has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gump looks for a takedown but Kongo sprawls well.
Gump fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kongo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gump shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kongo as he avoids it easily.
Gump decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gump thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kongo's head.
Gump not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gump thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kongo's head.
Kongo is concentrating on defense, preventing Gump from advancing position.
Gump missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kongo is trying to control but can't.
Kongo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gump.
Kongo is looking to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gump wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kongo throws a body kick that misses.
Kongo lands a big head kick that sends Gump tumbling to the mat! Kongo takes a step backwards and waves Gump back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Gump is rocked!
That's two 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!
A solid leg kick lands there for Kongo.
Gump is still on wobbly legs! Can Kongo finish him?
Gump tries to land a body kick
and Kongo counters with a head kick that drops Gump to the mat! Gump scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
That has opened up Forrest Gump's cut even more.
Gump shoots for a takedown but Kongo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gump seems to have recovered his senses.
No luck for Gump with that takedown attempt.
Kongo defending well as Gump loads up on a big left hand.
Kongo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gump.
Kongo lands a big head kick that sends Gump tumbling to the mat! Kongo takes a step backwards and waves Gump back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Forrest Gump's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Forrest Gump's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cheick Kongo!
Cheick Kongo is the new heavyweight champion!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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