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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kublai Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mach Cheesmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Congo comes to the cage accompanied by Beds are Burning. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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179 cm
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198 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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192 cm
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192 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kublai Congo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mach Cheesmo! The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Congo misses the shot to the body. Cheesmo tries a low kick but Congo avoids it. Mach Cheesmo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A head kick misses from Cheesmo. Cheesmo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Congo moves out of range of the body kick. Cheesmo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Congo. Cheesmo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Congo gets off balance looking for a body kick and Cheesmo counters with an inside leg kick. Cheesmo tries to clinch up. Congo throws a jab when Cheesmo was well out of range. Cheesmo tries to clinch up. Congo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cheesmo! Congo landing strikes from the mount and Cheesmo is in trouble!
It looks like Mach Cheesmo has been cut. Congo trying to control but he's not successful this time. Congo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cheesmo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Congo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That has opened up Mach Cheesmo's cut even more. Congo is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Cheesmo has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Cheesmo! Cheesmo is looking to stand up but Congo won't let him. Cheesmo looking to sit in guard and control but Congo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Cheesmo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Congo is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cheesmo being controlled here, momentarily. Cheesmo keeping full guard, as Congo tries to pass. Congo throwing strikes but missing. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Cheesmo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Cheesmo is trying to control. Congo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Cheesmo looks to land a strike but Congo avoids it nicely and regains full guard. Congo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cheesmo 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. Cheesmo trying to control the position from guard on top but Congo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Congo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cheesmo passes into side control.
Cheesmo working the ground and pound from side control. Cheesmo wants to control but Congo is keeping him busy. Congo can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Congo is looking to regain half guard here but Cheesmo keeps moving and retains side control. Congo prevents Cheesmo from improving position. Cheesmo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Congo is positioning himself to get back to half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kublai Congo dominated that round. The cut man is working on Mach Cheesmo's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cheesmo lands with a nice body kick. Cheesmo throws out a leg kick but Congo moves out of range and Cheesmo only half commits. Congo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cheesmo was well out of range. Poor timing from Congo. Congo scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Congo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cheesmo was well out of range. Poor timing from Congo. Cheesmo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Cheesmo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Congo.
Cheesmo fails in his attempt to clinch. Nice body kick from Cheesmo. Congo throws a low kick but Cheesmo avoids it. Cheesmo tries to clinch but Congo moves out of range. Cheesmo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Congo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Congo thows a left - swing and a miss! Cheesmo moves in looking to clinch but Congo pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round. Congo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Cheesmo looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Congo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Congo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Congo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Congo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Cheesmo struggling a bit here. Congo is working Cheesmo over with some ground and pound from side control. Congo working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cheesmo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard. Congo content to control rather than advance. Cheesmo is trying to control but can't.
Cheesmo wants to get back to full guard. Congo wants to pass the guard but Cheesmo is defending well. Cheesmo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Congo. Congo wants to free his trapped foot but Cheesmo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Congo misses with a double jab
and Cheesmo counters with an inside leg kick. Cheesmo misses with a body kick. A nice inside leg kick there by Cheesmo. That's going to slow Congo down. Cheesmo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Congo swats him away and circles back towards the center. Congo checks a leg kick. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Congo checks a leg kick. Cheesmo tries to clinch but Congo moves out of range. Cheesmo looks to throw a body kick and Congo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Cheesmo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Congo. Congo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cheesmo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Cheesmo is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Congo wants to free his trapped foot but Cheesmo is holding on for dear life with his legs. Congo missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Congo wants to pass to mount but Cheesmo is defending the position. Cheesmo trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Cheesmo wants to clinch and Congo counters with a nice leg kick. Congo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet. Congo advances to mount. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kublai Congo dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Mach Cheesmo's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jab, jab by Congo - just one landing. Congo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cheesmo's head. Cheesmo looks to clinch and Congo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Congo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Cheesmo wants to control the position but Congo says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard. Congo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cheesmo has managed to free his arm - good work. Cheesmo wants to sweep but Congo has passed to side control! Both fighters are breathing heavily. Cheesmo manages to get back to half guard. Cheesmo is looking for a sweep. Congo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Cheesmo gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Congo wants to control from the top but Cheesmo keeps moving. Congo throws a big right hand that misses. Kublai Congo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Congo wants to control from the top but Cheesmo keeps moving. Congo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Congo with a nice head shot there. Cheesmo looking to control.
Congo wants to control from the top but Cheesmo keeps moving. Congo pushes down on Cheesmo's leg and manages to get into half guard. Mach Cheesmo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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. Congo is trying to control the action in half guard but Cheesmo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Congo trying to control from Cheesmo's half guard. Cheesmo has other ideas though and has regained full guard. Cheesmo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Congo preventing the sweep. Congo trying to control but Cheesmo is working from the bottom. Congo wants to pass the guard but Cheesmo is keeping the position. Cheesmo wants to sweep but no luck. Cheesmo working a defensive guard here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Congo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Congo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Congo wants to pass to mount but Cheesmo is defending the position. Congo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cheesmo keeps working. Congo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cheesmo! Kublai Congo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Cheesmo wants to hold on but Congo pushes him away. The referee warns Cheesmo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Congo landing punches. Congo is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Cheesmo can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Congo trying to control but Cheesmo is having none of it. Congo controlling from mount. Cheesmo can't escape the position.
Cheesmo tries to lock up and control but Congo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Congo trying to control but Cheesmo is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight! Kublai Congo showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Congo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27 Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27 Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kublai Congo!
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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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