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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ring Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Courageous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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235 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ring Dong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kevin Courageous!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Courageous shoots for a takedown but Dong saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dong misses with a takedown
and Courageous counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Courageous.
Courageous slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
I looks like Courageous might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Courageous trying to control the position from guard on top but Dong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dong throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Courageous really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dong. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dong is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Courageous is controlling him.
Courageous should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Dong looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Courageous puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Courageous is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dong is just riding it out for now. Courageous eventually gives up the hold.
Dong wants to get back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Dong clinches but Courageous breaks the clinch
and Courageous counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Courageous.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Courageous wants to stand but Dong is controlling his posture from full guard.
Courageous won't allow Dong to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong wants to get back to his feet but Courageous passes into half guard.
Dong is trying to stand back up but Courageous is controlling him
Dong trying to hold on to Courageous's head to control him but Courageous postures up.
Courageous is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dong wants to control but Courageous is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dong is breathing heavily.
Well, if Courageous is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Courageous wants to pass the guard but Dong is defending well.
Dong is looking for a sweep. Courageous is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Courageous seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dong keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Courageous throwing shots but Dong is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Courageous fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dong sprawls well initially but Courageous persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Courageous is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dong defends it well.
Courageous wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dong keeps working.
Dong slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dong keeping moving, preventing Courageous from controlling successfully.
Courageous pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dong is keeping the position for now.
Dong managing to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Courageous dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dong misses with a takedown
and Courageous counters with a takedown into side control.
Dong being controlled for a moment.
Dong is looking to reverse the position.
Courageous trying to control the position but Dong is working away.
Dong manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Courageous keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Courageous is not content to let Dong control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Courageous doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dong.
Dong prevents Courageous from improving his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Courageous can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dong throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Courageous is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's two 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.
Dong missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Dong wants to clinch but Courageous slips to the side
and Courageous counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Courageous trying to control but Dong is working from the bottom.
Courageous controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kevin Courageous has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dong is looking to stand up but Courageous isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Courageous gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Dong fails with the takedown
and Courageous counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dong misses with an attempted mid kick.
A combination from Dong does no damage.
Dong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Courageous paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Courageous shoots in looking for a takedown. Dong tries to sprawl out of it but Courageous keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dong manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dong looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ring Dong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Courageous showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dong.
Ring Dong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dong shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Courageous counters with a takedown into side control.
Dong wants to control but Courageous postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Courageous is controlling him well.
Dong is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Courageous off and has taken his back!
Courageous wants to escape the position.
A lull in the action here.
Courageous is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Courageous tries to break free.
Dong has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Dong controlling the position well here. Courageous rolled but Dong kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Courageous showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Dong shoots and misses
and Courageous counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Courageous.
Courageous must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dong looking to control.
Courageous pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dong is keeping the position for now.
Dong looking for a sweep. Not yet Dong, not yet.
Dong trying to keep a closed guard but Courageous is proving a slippery customer.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dong holds on and takes a little breather.
Courageous slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dong has his hands on Courageous's head, controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong keeping moving, preventing Courageous from controlling successfully.
Courageous thows a big elbow that misses.
Courageous slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dong is trying to hold Courageous in close to prevent damage but Courageous has managed to pass into half guard.
Dong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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.
Courageous gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Courageous ducks under a wild hook from Dong.
Dong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Courageous on the side of the head.
No joy there for Dong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Courageous moves into the clinch.
Dong gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Courageous.
Courageous lands a body punch.
Dong manages to break the clinch.
Courageous closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dong to the mat! Dong manages to get full guard.
Dong wants to stand and escape but Courageous is having none of it.
Courageous trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ring Dong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong seems keen to control Courageous's posture.
Courageous postures up.
Dong wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dong working a defensive guard here.
Dong manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Dong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dong tries to clinch
and Courageous counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dong with a poor takedown
and Courageous moves into the clinch.
Dong tries to break the clinch but Courageous is controlling the position.
Courageous is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong breaks the clinch.
Dong shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dong showed some decent athleticism there.
It looks like Dong is going to stand back up.
Courageous is looking to improve his position.
Courageous wants to control the action here but instead Dong manages to pass to full mount!
Courageous defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Dong.
Dong stands up from mount. Strange move.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kevin Courageous.
I've got Courageous winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Courageous!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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