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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benoit Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rumor Chance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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178 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Benoit Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rumor Chance!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chance closes the distance and pushes Kong back into the cage.
Chance lands a left hand.
Chance prevents the takedown attempt.
Chance misses with a punch on the inside.
Chance gets through Kong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chance misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kong takes a shot to the head.
Chance gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kong.
Chance lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kong is rocked!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kong tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benoit Kong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chance lands a shoulder strike.
Chance lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chance lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oh Kong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chance drops Kong with a big right hand! Chance charges in looking to finish - Kong manages to keep Chance in his guard and seems to have recovered somewhat.
Kong throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Chance has passed into half guard!
Kong is looking to improve his position.
Kong seems to have got his legs back now.
Kong wants to control but Chance is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kong is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Chance pulls his head out easily.
Kong looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chance really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kong. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kong is not content to let Chance control the position.
Kong is trying to get back to full guard.
Chance not doing much here.
Kong moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong trying to control the position.
Kong had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Chance is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Kong Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Chance's back instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chance wants to control his opponent's hands but Kong gets his hands free.
Kong trying to control.
Kong is really struggling to control Chance but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Chance wants to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Chance is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Kong gets his way!
Chance defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Chance rolls, trying to escape but Kong keeps control of the position.
Kong trying to control.
Kong is persistently looking for the submission but Chance is defending it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benoit Kong dominated that round.
That's time! Kong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kong misses with a hook.
Kong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chance drives through and clinches with Kong against the cage.
Chance lands a left hand.
Chance digs a right hand underneath Kong's ribcage. Kong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chance lands an uppercut.
Chance lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kong backwards.
Chance prevents the takedown attempt.
Chance misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Chance.
A nice left hand lands by Chance.
Chance working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chance stops a takedown attempt from Kong.
Chance lands a nice uppercut.
Kong blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chance controlling the action here for a moment.
Chance swings wildly with an uppercut but Kong uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Chance as the two fighters clinch.
Kong tries to pull guard but Chance holds him up against the cage and eventually Kong drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benoit Kong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chance lands a shoulder strike.
A bit of stalling here from Chance.
Kong fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chance throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chance.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kong.
Kong being controlled against the cage.
Chance lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kong is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong has Chance pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chance manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kong blocking some punches.
Chance works on Kong's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chance will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kong up against the cage.
Chance throws a head punch that misses.
Chance lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kong backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chance.
Kong turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Kong manages to end up in side control.
Chance is trying to control Kong's posture but Kong avoids it.
Chance wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Chance, who protects the arm well.
Kong goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Chance rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kong's guard! Nice work there by Chance!
Kong has a closed guard, preventing Chance from standing up.
Chance showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four 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.
Kong keeping moving, preventing Chance from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chance wants to stand and escape but instead Kong has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Kong stopping the sweep attempt from Chance.
Kong wants to control from the top but Chance keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rumor Chance showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Chance looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kong missing with a left hand there. Chance was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kong throws a hook to the side of Chance's head but Chance sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chance staying out of range there.
Benoit Kong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chance moves in looking to clinch but Kong pushes him off.
Chance tries to clinch but Kong moves out of range.
Chance moves into range and clinches up with Kong.
Chance makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
It looks like Benoit Kong has been cut.
Chance is struggling to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Chance scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kong tries to pull guard but Chance won't allow it.
Chance working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chance creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong takes a shot to the head.
Oh Kong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chance working aggressively here.
Kong seems to have got his legs back now.
Kong is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chance pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Chance lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kong tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chance smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benoit Kong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice uppercut there from Kong.
Kong misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Kong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chance moves out of range of the strikes.
Chance closes the distance and clinches.
The is referee keeping an eye on Chance - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Chance lands a left hand.
Chance lands with a light punch inside.
Kong blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chance working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kong tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Chance just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kong tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Chance just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kong jumps guard but Chance stands there with Kong around his waist. Kong gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chance swings wildly with an uppercut but Kong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kong tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chance smiles and moves away.
Chance moves into the clinch.
Chance lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kong backwards.
Chance throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kong fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chance working aggressively here.
Kong tries for a takedown. No joy.
Chance softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chance avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Chance lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kong backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Chance lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chance lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chance stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Good body shot from Chance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kong jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Chance walks away with a smile on his face. Kong gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kong thuds his right hand into Chance's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chance has Kong up against the cage in a clinch.
Chance taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rumor Chance seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chance lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong is working for takedown but Chance is calmly controlling the position for now.
Chance scores with a shot to the side of Kong's head.
Chance is working Kong over against the cage.
A short uppercut from Chance.
Kong goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chance prevents it.
Chance scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chance lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kong jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Chance walks away with a smile on his face. Kong gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Chance tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chance slips a jab from Kong.
Chance moves into the clinch.
Kong ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kong no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Chance controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kong has his foot on Chance's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chance works his way back into a safe position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rumor Chance comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chance has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rumor Chance!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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