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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mustapha El bongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maynard Keenan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keenan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rusty Cage by SOUNDGARDEN. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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209 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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188 cm
23
210 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mustapha El bongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maynard Keenan!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keenan tries to clinch up.
Keenan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
El bongo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Keenan.
Keenan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Keenan seems to be looking for submissions.
Keenan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Keenan is working for a submission of some sort.
Keenan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Keenan wants to stand but El bongo has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan prevents El bongo from standing back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
El bongo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Keenan tries to clinch but El bongo moves out of range.
El bongo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
El bongo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Keenan moves into the clinch.
Keenan pulls guard successfully.
El bongo tries to free his leg and advance position but Keenan is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
El bongo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keenan struggling a bit here.
Keenan tries to buck El bongo off but El bongo is having none of it.
Keenan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but El bongo has just dragged him back down to the mat.
El bongo working away.
El bongo has knee on belly and moves into mount.
El bongo looking to secure an arm triangle but Keenan defends it well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
El bongo looking to secure an arm triangle but Keenan defends it well.
El bongo is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan can't escape the position.
Keenan tries to lock up and control but El bongo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Keenan is looking to improve his position but El bongo isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Keenan throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Keenan tries to hold on but El bongo pushes him away.
Keenan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Keenan tries to hold on but El bongo postures up.
Keenan sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Keenan actively working from the bottom here.
Keenan looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maynard Keenan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Keenan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Keenan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and El bongo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by El bongo.
Keenan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Keenan throws his legs up looking for a submission but El bongo uses it to pass to side control.
Keenan is not content to let El bongo control the position.
Keenan tries to control but El bongo manages to take his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Keenan wants to control his opponent's hands but El bongo gets his hands free.
Keenan is in bad spot here.
Keenan looking very determined here, making life difficult for El bongo.
Keenan can't escape the position.
El bongo looking for the choke but no joy.
El bongo gets his hands free as Keenan looks to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Keenan rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Keenan makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The fight stays on the outside here - Keenan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
El bongo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Keenan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan trying to strike off his back.
Keenan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
El bongo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Keenan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. El bongo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. El bongo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Keenan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Keenan is looking for a triangle but El bongo pushes his legs off easily.
Keenan is looking for a triangle but El bongo pushes his legs off easily.
Keenan is looking for a triangle but El bongo pushes his legs off easily.
El bongo wants to control from the top but Keenan keeps moving.
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 Mustapha El bongo will probably get the nod.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Keenan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Keenan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Keenan clinches up with El bongo and pushes him back against the cage.
El bongo pulls Keenan into guard.
Keenan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
El bongo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Keenan stands up from guard. Let's bang!
El bongo fails in his attempt to clinch.
El bongo throws a sloppy head kick and Keenan moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
El bongo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Keenan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Keenan.
Maynard Keenan has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
El bongo can't keep his opponent in guard - Keenan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Keenan seems to be working for a kimura but El bongo defends the submission attempt.
Keenan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and El bongo defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keenan decides to stand and escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan misses with a takedown attempt
and El bongo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Keenan trying to hold on to El bongo's head to control him but El bongo postures up.
El bongo blocks the strikes from Keenan.
Keenan tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Keenan wants to control but El bongo is keeping busy.
Keenan moves into full guard.
El bongo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Keenan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. El bongo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. El bongo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan looking for subs off his back but El bongo has passed one foot through into half guard.
Keenan is trying to stand.
El bongo tries to pass to full mount but Keenan defends it.
Keenan is trying to stand up here but El bongo is controlling him well.
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.
Keenan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
El bongo is thwarting Keenan's attempts to control the position.
Keenan is looking to escape.
Keenan is looking for a sweep. El bongo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Keenan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Keenan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
El bongo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Keenan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. El bongo manages to get himself to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maynard Keenan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Keenan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maynard Keenan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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