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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leslie Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kong comes to the cage accompanied by Samfie Man (Pioneers). Donald Johnson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Leslie Kong's chin.
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leslie Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donald Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kong pinned against the cage. Kong gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kong sprawls well. Kong wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Leslie Kong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donald Johnson.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Kong sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johnson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Kong moves out of range easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson takes a swing at Kong's ribcage but misses.
Kong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kong but Kong pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnson looks gassed!
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Johnson looks for the body kick but Kong saw that one coming.
Kong misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kong's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kong misses with a two punch combination.
Kong throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kong's guard now.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kong is looking to stand up but Johnson isn't so interested in that idea.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Johnson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kong might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Kong throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kong misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kong avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Kong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kong counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Kong.
Kong misses with a wild combination.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Kong counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson tries to clinch but Kong moves away
and Kong counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Kong scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kong throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A combination from Kong does no damage.
Kong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kong as he avoids it easily.
Kong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Kong swinging wildly here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kong.
Kong avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Kong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Leslie Kong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Kong does no damage.
Leslie Kong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kong misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Kong backing up. Kong nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
Kong falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Leslie Kong is winning the standup battle so far.
Kong misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson tries to clinch
and Kong counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kong.
Kong misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kong falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Kong backing up. Kong nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kong looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leslie Kong dominated that second round.
That's time! 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.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kong counters with a two punch combo.
Kong throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Donald Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kong displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Johnson.
Kong misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kong throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Kong misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Leslie Kong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donald Johnson.
Kong's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kong duly obliges.
Kong misses with the combination.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kong is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Kong.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Kong counters with a two punch combo.
Kong fails to land with a series of punches.
Kong tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kong throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kong avoids the head kick by Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kong counters with a one-two to the body.
Kong misses with the combination.
Kong throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kong throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
A punch combination from Kong misses.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kong counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leslie Kong showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leslie Kong!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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