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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ivan bad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ivan bad is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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165 lbs
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167 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, ivan bad!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kong moves in looking to clinch but bad pushes him off.
bad throws a wild body kick that Kong sees coming a mile off.
Kong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kong tries to clinch but bad is having none of it.
Kong tries to close the distance and clinch up but bad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kong doesn't manage to clinch there - bad circles away.
bad instigates a clinch.
bad is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kong misses with a knee to the head.
Kong trying to land knees to the body.
Kong lands with a short shot to the head.
Kong keeps control of bad as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on bad's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kong slowing the pace effectively.
Kong looking to throw knees to the head but bad is blocking nicely.
Kong misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kong prevents bad from breaking the clinch.
Kong has bad pressed against the cage, preventing bad from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kong obliges.
bad tries to break the clinch but Kong is controlling the position.
Kong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kong is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but bad is keeping busy.
bad tries to break free but Kong pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong looking to throw knees to the head but bad is blocking nicely.
Kong misses with a knee to the head.
Kong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. bad is defending well for now.
bad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kong tries to close the distance and clinch but bad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by bad.
bad instigates a clinch.
Kong tries a knee to the head but bad blocks it.
bad is trying to break free.
Kong throws an elbow but it misses.
bad looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
bad has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
bad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as Kong blocks the leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good work by Kong as he checks the leg kick.
Kong tries to clinch there but bad circles away.
Kong wants to clinch
and bad counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kong is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from bad.
Kong throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
bad throws a head kick but Kong moves out of range.
Kong blocks a head kick by bad.
Kong tries to move into range but bad moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
bad misses with a wild combination.
Kong wants to clinch but bad slips to the side
and bad counters with a nice uppercut.
Kong clinches but bad breaks the clinch
and bad counters with a big head kick but Kong shrugs it off.
Kong tries to clinch up.
Kong tries to clinch up but bad circles away and keeps his distance.
bad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - bad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kong avoids the head kick by bad.
A swing and a miss from bad.
Kong tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and bad counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from bad.
bad swats away the attempt to clinch by Kong.
Kong drives through and clinches with bad against the cage.
bad takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kong taking a breather.
bad working hard to break the clinch.
bad working hard to break the clinch.
bad is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
bad wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
bad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
bad misses with a body kick.
Kong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
bad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kong tries to close the distance and clinch but bad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
bad throws a push kick but Kong slaps the foot to one side.
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.
Kong wants to clinch
and bad counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kong wants to clinch up but bad keeps it at a distance.
bad misses the shot to the body.
Kong wants to clinch up but bad keeps it at a distance.
Kong wants to clinch but bad slips to the side
and bad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kong tries to clinch but bad is having none of it.
bad is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
bad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
bad tries a head kick but it misses.
bad avoids the head kick by Kong.
bad swats away the attempt to clinch by Kong.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
bad looks to land a combination but Kong avoids it well.
bad swats away the attempt to clinch by Kong.
Kong takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ivan bad dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
bad throws a head kick but Kong moves out of range.
bad misses the shot to the body.
Kong lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
bad misses with a head kick.
bad circles away from the clinch attempt
and bad counters with a series of strikes. Kong will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kong tries to clinch up
and bad moves into the clinch.
A hook to the body from bad.
Kong looking to throw knees to the head but bad is blocking nicely.
Kong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kong misses with a knee strike.
bad is looking to break free of the clinch but Kong has double underhooks.
bad wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
bad is trying to force a seperation but Kong has the dominant position.
bad is breathing heavily.
bad manages to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Kong.
Kong tries to clinch up but bad circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bad tries a head kick but it misses.
Kong takes the fight into the clinch.
bad has had enough of the clinch but Kong keeps him there for the moment.
bad wants to break free but Kong has control.
Kong trying to stall but bad improves his position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kong.
Kong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
bad wants to get back to striking at distance but Kong won't allow it.
Kong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but bad has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kong lands a knee to the head.
Kong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kong misses with a short punch on the inside.
bad wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
bad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
bad throws the left hand but Kong avoids the punch easily.
A good leg kick by Kong.
Kong moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong connects with a knee to the head.
Kong landing knees to the body.
bad looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kong stalling in the clinch.
bad tries to break the clinch but Kong is controlling the position.
bad wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kong has him pressed against the cage.
bad tries to break the clinch but Kong is controlling the position.
Kong connects with a knee to the head.
bad is trying to break free.
The referee calls for Kong to work.
A short left from bad.
bad tries to break free but Kong pushes him back against the cage.
bad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
bad doesn't manage to clinch there - Kong circles away.
Kong tries to clinch up but bad circles away and keeps his distance.
Kong wants to clinch up but bad keeps it at a distance.
bad misses with a low kick as Kong jumps back.
Kong rushes bad and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kong scores with a knee to the head.
bad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong is looking to clinch.
bad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
bad throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kong.
bad throws a leg kick
and Kong counters with a good, hard body kick but bad shrugs it off.
Kong closes the distance looking to clinch
and bad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kong tries to close the distance and clinch up but bad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kong.
Kong tries to clinch but bad moves out of range.
Kong tries to clinch but bad moves out of range.
Kong scoring well with a low kick there.
bad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
ivan bad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kong moves out of range of the body kick.
Kong tries to clinch
enabling bad to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four 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.
bad swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kong counters with a nice body shot.
Kong looks to land a combination but bad avoids it well.
Kong moves into range and clinches up with bad.
A knee to the head by Kong.
Kong lands a hook that snaps the head of bad backwards.
bad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kong tries to clinch but bad is having none of it.
bad connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
bad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
bad circles away from the clinch attempt
and bad counters with an outside leg kick.
Kong wants to clinch up but bad keeps it at a distance.
bad keeps the fight on the outside.
bad throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kong doesn't manage to clinch there - bad circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Kong dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
bad throws a leg kick but Kong sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kong closes the distance looking to clinch
and bad counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by bad.
bad is trying to force a seperation but Kong has the dominant position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
bad wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kong has him pressed against the cage.
bad is trying to force a seperation but Kong has the dominant position.
Kong looking to throw knees to the head but bad is blocking nicely.
bad tries to land knees in the clinch but Kong avoids the damage to the body.
Kong with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on bad's face as he tries to break the clinch.
bad wants to break free but Kong has control.
bad is trying to force a seperation but Kong has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A knee to the head by Kong.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by bad as Kong tries to tie him up.
bad blocks an uppercut.
bad can't break the clinch.
Kong is looking to control bad's arms but bad gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kong has his back to the cage.
bad is looking to break free of the clinch but Kong has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Kong on the inside.
bad has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kong missing with knees to the body.
bad is looking to break free of the clinch but Kong has double underhooks.
bad wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite bad's efforts to push away.
Kong keeps control of bad as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kong landing knees to the head.
Kong misses with a body punch.
Kong misses with a knee to the head.
Kong connects with a nasty looking knee right to bad's face.
bad is trying to break the clinch but Kong has him pressed against the cage.
bad manages to break the clinch.
Kong tries to clinch but bad is having none of it.
Kong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kong wants to clinch.
Kong clinches but bad breaks the clinch
and bad counters with a straight right hand.
bad falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kong moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
bad wants to get back to striking at distance but Kong won't allow it.
Kong tries to land a knee to the head but bad blocks with his arms.
bad managing to block the knees to the body from Kong.
bad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kong darts in trying to clinch
and Kong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
bad lands a two punch combo.
bad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kong.
Kong clinches with his opponent.
Kong has bad pressed against the cage, preventing bad from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
bad tries to break the clinch but Kong is controlling the position.
Kong lands a knee to the head.
Kong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite bad's efforts to push away.
Kong misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
bad wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kong has him pressed against the cage.
Kong connects with a nasty looking knee right to bad's face.
A frustrated look appears on bad's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
bad blocks an uppercut.
bad breaks from the clinch.
Kong avoids the head kick by bad.
bad throws a combination that misses
and Kong counters by moving into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kong connects with a knee to the head.
bad wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kong throws a knee to the head but misses.
bad tries to circle away but Kong has him pinned against the cage.
bad is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
bad is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
bad takes a knee right on the jaw!
bad is trying to break free.
Kong trying to stall but bad improves his position.
That's four 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.
bad breaks the clinch.
Kong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with bad, pushing him back against the cage.
Kong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
bad working some nice short punches in the clinch.
bad avoiding damage as Kong throws knees to the body.
bad can't break the clinch.
bad is trying to break the clinch but Kong is controlling him.
Kong unloads a knee to the mid-section. bad lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Kong.
Kong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. bad is defending well for now.
bad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
bad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kong tries to clinch up but bad circles away and keeps his distance.
Kong moves into the clinch successfully.
bad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kong is looking to slow bad down with leg kicks.
Kong closes the distance looking to clinch
and bad counters with a three punch combo that has Kong backing up. Kong nods at bad to acknowledge the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to James Kong.
I think Kong 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Kong!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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