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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lion Tiger (ranked 536 p4p, 755 weight class) and Paulo Kogos (ranked 81 p4p, 108 weight class). Tiger comes to the cage accompanied by Alok - Hear Me Tonight. Paulo Kogos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lion Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Kogos!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tiger connects with a nice looking jab.
Some wild striking there from Tiger.
Kogos with the counter takedown but Tiger avoids it easily.
Tiger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jab, jab by Tiger - just one landing.
It looks like Paulo Kogos has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiger scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tiger lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kogos moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kogos! But no joy.
Tiger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kogos.
Tiger's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kogos under the eye.
A punch combination from Tiger misses.
Tiger looks to land a right hand but Kogos moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kogos! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kogos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tiger cracks a nice hook into Kogos's ribs.
Lion Tiger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tiger misses with a wild combination.
And Kogos tries to counter it with a takedown but Tiger pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tiger misses with a straight right.
A right-left combo lands from Tiger.
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!
Kogos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tiger connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kogos scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kogos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Kogos tries to counter it with a takedown but Tiger pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The fighters circling - Tiger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kogos gets a double leg takedown into Tiger's guard.
Kogos trying to control but Tiger is working from the bottom.
Tiger keeping full guard, as Kogos tries to pass.
Tiger has his hands on Kogos's head, controlling the position.
Tiger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kogos throws a strike but Tiger rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tiger preventing the sweep.
Kogos wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kogos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Tiger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kogos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tiger takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
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!
Tiger is looking to regain half guard here but Kogos keeps moving and retains side control.
Kogos tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lion Tiger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paulo Kogos's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tiger bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tiger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And Kogos tries to counter it with a takedown but Tiger pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tiger looks to score with a jab to the body but Kogos is just out of range.
And Kogos tries to counter it with a takedown but Tiger pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Tiger misses its intended target.
Tiger missing with a left hand there. Kogos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger throws a nice looking combination but Kogos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kogos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tiger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tiger just misses with a punch to the body.
Kogos throws a push kick but Tiger slaps the foot to one side.
Kogos throws a combination. Tiger tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Lion Tiger has been cut.
Tiger just misses with a punch to the body.
Tiger swings for the body but Kogos moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kogos looks to land a combination but Tiger avoids it well.
Tiger is looking to counter punch.
Tiger misses with a few strikes there.
Tiger misses with a combination
letting Kogos counter with a right hand.
Tiger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kogos.
Kogos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tiger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kogos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Tiger.
Kogos changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tiger throws a poor cross that misses
and Kogos counters with a stiff right hand.
Tiger slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tiger swings widly with a right hand
and Kogos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tiger fails to land with a series of punches.
Kogos feints the counter takedown.
Kogos works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kogos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tiger throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kogos on the side of the head.
Tiger throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kogos counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kogos.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kogos passes Tiger's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tiger keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tiger blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kogos.
Paulo Kogos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kogos 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Paulo Kogos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Tiger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tiger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kogos scores with the left hand. Tiger knows he should have avoided that one.
Tiger lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kogos backs up against the cage.
Kogos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kogos fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiger lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lion Tiger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slow jab from Tiger misses its intended target.
Kogos lands with an overhand left.
Tiger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kogos now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kogos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kogos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tiger sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tiger throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kogos feints the counter takedown.
Kogos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kogos cracks a nice hook into Tiger's ribs.
Tiger misses with a hook to the body
and Kogos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger throws out a loose jab but Kogos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lion Tiger is winning the standup battle so far.
Kogos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That has opened up Paulo Kogos's cut even more.
Tiger keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kogos scores with the left hand. Tiger knows he should have avoided that one.
Tiger misses with a straight left.
Despite the aggression on Kogos's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A shot to the liver by Tiger. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kogos with the counter takedown but Tiger avoids it easily.
Tiger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kogos.
Kogos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tiger scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Tiger. Those never looked like landing.
Kogos now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The crowd cheers as Kogos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tiger doesn't seem phased though.
Tiger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kogos counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lion Tiger showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tiger 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lion Tiger!
An out of breath Lion Tiger thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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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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