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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dean Winchester (ranked 3461 p4p, 6397 weight class) and Georgeos Kongo (ranked 36 p4p, 94 weight class). Dean Winchester looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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183 cm 23 193 13 - 7 - 0 |
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175 cm 19 205 0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt Excellent MT Very quick |
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Decent wrestler Brawler Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dean Winchester! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Georgeos Kongo! The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kongo shoots in looking for a takedown. Winchester tries to sprawl out of it but Kongo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Winchester manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Winchester has been working on his boxing with his coaches at SISU Fight gym in the buildup to the fight. Winchester looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this! Kongo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Winchester defends well and Kongo ends up having to push Winchester into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Georgeos Kongo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kongo is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Winchester half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Kongo falls off balance throwing a combination
so Winchester counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kongo wants to improve his position but instead Winchester has moved into half guard.
Kongo trying to control from the bottom.
Kongo is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kongo trying to control from the bottom.
Winchester is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Kongo tries to get to full guard but Winchester has control of the leg. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Winchester looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kongo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Winchester lands with a punch from half guard. Kongo trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Winchester lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Winchester lands with a punch from half guard. Winchester is thwarting Kongo's attempts to control the position. Kongo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Kongo is looking to control Winchester's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kongo avoid being mounted? Kongo is looking for a sweep. Winchester is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Kongo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Kongo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Winchester. Winchester thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kongo's head. Kongo trying to hold on to Winchester's head to control him but Winchester postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Winchester missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Kongo tries to get to full guard but Winchester has control of the leg. Kongo trying to control from the bottom.
Kongo wants to get back to full guard. Winchester looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kongo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Winchester missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Winchester prevents Kongo from standing back up.
Kongo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Winchester. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Winchester missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Winchester 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. Winchester working Kongo over with strikes. Kongo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Winchester. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kongo can do anything to dispel that myth. Kongo is trying to get back to full guard. Kongo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Winchester.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kongo tries to roll over but Winchester keeps him under control. Kongo trying to hold on to Winchester's head to control him but Winchester postures up.
Winchester sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kongo defending well though. Winchester drops an elbow to the side of Kongo's head. Kongo wants to control but Winchester is keeping busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Winchester seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kongo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Kongo is looking to improve his position.
Winchester lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Winchester dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Kongo has his takedown stuffed and Winchester counters with a stiff right hand. Kongo misses with a head kick.
Winchester appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Kongo wants to clinch. Kongo tries to clinch there but Winchester circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kongo shoots in but Winchester avoids the takedown attempt easily. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Kongo fails with the takedown and Winchester counters with a nice uppercut. Dean Winchester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georgeos Kongo.
That's one minute gone in the round. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Winchester. Kongo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Winchester tries to avoid it but Kongo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Winchester to the ground. Winchester escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Kongo wants to clinch up but Winchester keeps it at a distance. Winchester keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Winchester avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kongo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Winchester sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kongo somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kongo shoots in looking for a takedown but Winchester manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kongo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Winchester tries to counter with a takedown but Kongo is quick to defend against it. Kongo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Winchester is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kongo can do to turn this around? Winchester swats away the attempt to clinch by Kongo. Kongo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Kongo 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Winchester is trying to get back to full guard. Kongo is trying to control the action in half guard but Winchester is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Winchester trying to control but Kongo postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Kongo is just content to waste time from the top position. Winchester takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard. Winchester wants to sweep but no luck. Kongo trying to control the position from guard on top but Winchester is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Winchester avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Winchester keeping full guard, as Kongo tries to pass.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Kongo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dean Winchester 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. This is the final round! Kongo throws a jab but it's blocked by Winchester. And Winchester counters with a quick kick to the body but Kongo blocks it. Kongo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Kongo can't get the takedown.
Winchester misses with a punch to the body.
Kongo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Winchester lands with a short head shot on the inside. Kongo can't get the takedown.
Kongo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kongo breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kongo dives in and scores a takedown into Winchester's guard. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Kongo lands a couple of elbows. Kongo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Winchester dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kongo controls Winchester momentarily but Winchester frees himself. Winchester is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Winchester throws a big right hand that misses. Kongo can't keep his opponent in guard - Winchester advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Kongo is looking for a sweep. Winchester is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Kongo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Winchester is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Winchester thows a huge punch but Kongo dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kongo is trying to maintain the position but Winchester is very close to passing his half guard. Winchester looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kongo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Kongo is looking to control Winchester's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kongo avoid being mounted? Winchester scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Dean Winchester overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Kongo is trying to maintain the position but Winchester is very close to passing his half guard. Kongo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Winchester. Kongo wants to get back to full guard. Winchester takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kongo is trying to get back to full guard. Winchester throwing shots but Kongo is blocking nicely. Winchester 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. Dean Winchester is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Kongo is trying to get back to full guard. Kongo gets full guard. Winchester is stalling in the full guard. Kongo is trying to control the position but Winchester postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Winchester lands a couple of digs. Winchester wants to control from the top but Kongo keeps moving. Winchester postures up.
Winchester works a leg free and moves into half guard. Winchester is trying to control. Kongo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Winchester controlling the action here. Kongo wants to control but Winchester is keeping busy and won't allow it. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Winchester is nestled in close to Kongo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Georgeos Kongo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Kongo punching from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight! Dean Winchester showed his dominance in that final round. Well Winchester has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27 Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27 Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dean Winchester! Dean Winchester bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
25% |
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