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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bongani Jengo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jengo comes to the cage accompanied by Même Pas Fatigué. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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169 cm
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152 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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165 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bongani Jengo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adam White! The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jengo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for White! Jengo trying to control but White is having none of it. Jengo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jengo looking to control but White is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. White is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jengo is trying to take his opponent's back.
Jengo tries to control but White wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round. White is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. White regains half guard. White trying to hold on to Jengo's head to control him but Jengo postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Jengo is tying to control. White wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. White moves into full guard.
Jengo trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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. Jengo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Jengo tries for a kimura but White is defending well. Jengo trying to control the action but White is working from the bottom. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. White regains half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bongani Jengo will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. White misses with a few strikes there.
White throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Jengo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. White throws a shot from downtown. Jengo moves away and avoids it. White throws a sloppy head kick and Jengo moves out of range easily. A lazy left from Jengo finds it's target. White pulls out of a head kick attempt.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Jengo.
Jengo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with White but White pushes him off and we're back to square one. White throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Jengo to counter with a crisp jab. Jengo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Some wild striking there from Jengo.
White looks to land a body kick but Jengo moved away. White walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Jengo is looking to clinch. White cracks Jengo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Jengo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jengo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Jengo stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jengo is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Jengo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jengo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
White lands a slapping body shot.
White on the wrong end of a nice jab. Jengo throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot. White tries to bum rush Jengo with a series of wild strikes but Jengo uses good footwork to avoid the assault. The fight stays on the outside here - Jengo looks like he's thinking about clinching though. White throws a head kick but Jengo moves out of range.
Jengo has White up against the cage in a clinch.
Jengo lands a nice uppercut. White tries to stall but Jengo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jengo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jengo stalling in the clinch but White improves position. White is looking to control Jengo's arms but Jengo gets an underhook and turns him. Now White has his back to the cage. Jengo breaks from the clinch.
White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White is breathing heavily. White misses with a body shot.
Jengo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jengo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. White ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Jengo lands with a right hand. Jengo misses with a two punch combination.
White tries to bum rush Jengo with a series of wild strikes but Jengo uses good footwork to avoid the assault. A nice combination there by Jengo.
Horrible takedown by Jengo or perhaps it was just good defense by White which made him look bad. Jengo wants to clinch. White cracks the inside of Jengo's front leg. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jengo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from White - the referee stops the clock and Jengo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says White. Jengo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. White lands a high kick!
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Jengo. Bongani Jengo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by White.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. White scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jengo connects with a single shot there. White circles away from the clinch attempt.
White throws a nice head kick!
White connects with a high kick. 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 Bongani Jengo will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
White throws a head kick that misses. Jengo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before White can pounce on him.
White misses with a straight right. White throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jengo looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Jengo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. White connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jengo is rocked! White misses with the combination.
Oh Jengo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! White staying out of range there. Jengo seems to have got his legs back now. Jengo rushes White and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Jengo lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards. White tries to pull guard but Jengo holds him up against the cage and eventually White drops back down to his feet.
Jengo stalling the fight.
Jengo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt White or not. Jengo tries for a takedown but White manages to get underhooks.
White tries to pull guard but Jengo holds him up against the cage and eventually White drops back down to his feet.
White drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jengo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bongani Jengo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam White. White misses with a combination
enabling Jengo to counter with a crisp jab. Both fighters are breathing heavily. White clinches with his opponent.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Adam White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! White tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jengo smiles and moves away.
Adam White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jengo thuds his right hand into White's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Jengo misses with a few strikes there.
Jengo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but White moves out of range and avoids them all easily. White just misses with a punch to the body.
Jengo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
White misses with a double jab
and Jengo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Adam White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Jengo throws a right and a left that White avoids nicely. White misses with a combination
and Jengo counters with a nice uppercut. Jengo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jengo clinches. Jengo lands with a right to the head. Come on Jengo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
White manages to pull guard.
Jengo looking to sit in guard and control but White gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Jengo looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but White is defending well. Jengo quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! White has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Jengo celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bongani Jengo!
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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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