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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Hyabusa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingo Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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272 lbs
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243 lbs
12 - 9 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryu Hyabusa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kingo Kongo!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kongo moves out of range as Hyabusa strikes.
Hyabusa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kongo.
It looks like Kingo Kongo has been cut.
Kongo blocks the body kick.
Hyabusa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kongo cracks Hyabusa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hyabusa is looking to chop away at Kongo's legs.
Kongo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kongo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hyabusa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kongo gets tackled into the cage by Hyabusa. Hyabusa maintains the clinch.
Kongo tries to work over Hyabusa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hyabusa is trying to push Kongo away but Kongo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hyabusa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kongo has him pressed against the cage.
Hyabusa tries to break the clinch but Kongo is controlling the position.
Kongo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kongo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kongo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyabusa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kongo has him pressed against the cage.
Kongo pushes Hyabusa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hyabusa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hyabusa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kongo lands a right hand.
Hyabusa prevents a body shot from Kongo.
A right hand to the body from Kongo.
Kongo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hyabusa tries to break free but Kongo pushes him back against the cage.
Kongo has a couple of punches blocked by Hyabusa.
Kongo misses with an elbow over the top.
Hyabusa has had enough of the clinch but Kongo keeps him there for the moment.
A bit of stalling here from Hyabusa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo misses with a body punch.
Kongo working aggressively here.
Hyabusa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Kongo.
Kongo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hyabusa breaks the clinch.
Kongo gets a clinch.
Hyabusa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kongo prevents Hyabusa from breaking the clinch.
Hyabusa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kongo lands with an uppercut that bounces Hyabusa off the cage and back into rage.
Kongo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hyabusa.
Kongo has managed to clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyabusa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kongo scores with a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Hyabusa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hyabusa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kongo.
Hyabusa wants to break free but Kongo has control.
Kongo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hyabusa stalling.
Hyabusa is looking to break free of the clinch but Kongo has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kongo is stalling here.
Kongo has Hyabusa pressed against the cage, preventing Hyabusa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kongo misses with a body punch.
Kongo can't find room to land a body shot as Hyabusa controls the action.
Kongo swings wildly with an uppercut but Hyabusa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hyabusa is trying to force a seperation but Kongo has the dominant position.
Kongo misses with an elbow over the top.
Kongo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hyabusa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kingo Kongo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kingo Kongo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hyabusa blocks the body kick.
Kongo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kongo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kongo.
Hyabusa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kongo throws a sloppy head kick and Hyabusa moves out of range easily.
Kongo throws a head kick that misses
and Hyabusa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hyabusa misses with a hook.
Hyabusa lands a nice shot to the body.
Kongo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hyabusa.
Ryu Hyabusa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hyabusa throws a nice looking combination but Kongo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Hyabusa misses.
Kongo misses with a wild body shot.
Kongo tries a head kick but it misses.
Kongo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hyabusa walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kongo avoids the head kick by Hyabusa.
A telegraphed right hand from Hyabusa misses the target.
Kongo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hyabusa.
Kongo thuds his right hand into Hyabusa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kongo swings widly with a right hand
and Hyabusa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kongo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hyabusa misses with a looping left.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kongo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hyabusa throws an overhand right that lands on Kongo's shoulder, as Kongo tries to avoid the shot.
Hyabusa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kongo jabs at Hyabusa's body.
Kongo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hyabusa wants to break free but Kongo has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo has Hyabusa pressed against the cage, preventing Hyabusa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hyabusa manages to break the clinch.
Kongo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kongo moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hyabusa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kingo Kongo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hyabusa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hyabusa is trying to force a seperation but Kongo has the dominant position.
Kongo presses Hyabusa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hyabusa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hyabusa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kongo has him pressed against the cage.
Hyabusa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kongo blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyabusa is trying to break free.
Hyabusa is trying to break free.
Hyabusa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hyabusa tries to break free but Kongo pushes him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kongo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hyabusa's brow.
Kongo scores with a shoulder strike.
Kongo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hyabusa manages to break the clinch.
Kongo tries a head kick but it misses.
Kongo throws a nice inside leg kick.
A low kick from Hyabusa is predictable there
and Kongo counters with a leg kick.
Hyabusa needs to keep his hands up - Kongo had a free shot at his head there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hyabusa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kongo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice uppercut there from Kongo.
Kongo scores with a body shot.
Kongo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kongo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Kongo.
Kongo scores a nice knee to the body.
Kongo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kongo.
Nice body punch from Kongo - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hyabusa avoids the elbow strike from Kongo, against the cage.
Hyabusa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kongo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kingo Kongo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kingo Kongo's cut.
That's time! Hyabusa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kongo's corner calls for a 1-2. Kongo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hyabusa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kongo to score with a decent uppercut.
Hyabusa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kongo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hyabusa checks a low kick from Kongo.
Kongo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hyabusa will feel that in the morning.
Kongo lands with a hook. Hyabusa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kongo drives through and clinches with Hyabusa against the cage.
Kongo blocks an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kongo.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kongo. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Hyabusa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hyabusa breaks the clinch.
Kongo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kongo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kongo with a nice cross.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongo lands a nice shot that snaps Hyabusa's head back.
Hyabusa misses with an uppercut.
Kongo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hyabusa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kongo checks it well.
A jab from Hyabusa misses.
A head kick from Kongo lands but Hyabusa takes it in his stride.
A jab from Kongo finds it's way through Hyabusa's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hyabusa thows a body shot but no joy.
Hyabusa delivers a nice body kick.
A shot to the liver by Kongo. Beautiful body shot.
Kongo gets a clinch.
Kongo lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kongo.
Kongo keeps control of Hyabusa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kongo has Hyabusa pushed against the cage.
Hyabusa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hyabusa slowing the pace effectively.
Kongo lands a good knee to the midsection. Hyabusa won't want to take too many of those.
Kongo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kongo lands with a right to the head.
Hyabusa is trying to push Kongo away but Kongo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hyabusa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kongo tries a knee to the head but Hyabusa blocks it.
Kongo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kongo lands a nice uppercut.
Hyabusa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hyabusa misses with an uppercut. Kongo saw that one coming.
Kingo Kongo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kongo takes one to the chin there.
Kongo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hyabusa drops his hands momentarily and Kongo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hyabusa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kongo was well out of range. Poor timing from Hyabusa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hyabusa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kongo lands a head kick. Hyabusa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kongo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kongo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice body kick from Kongo.
Kongo scores with a jab to the head.
Kongo drives through and clinches with Hyabusa against the cage.
Kongo pushes Hyabusa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kongo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kongo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hyabusa is trying to break the clinch but Kongo has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kongo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kongo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kingo Kongo really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kingo Kongo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hyabusa throws a right hand that Kongo ducks under and follows up with a left that Kongo also avoids with ease.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kongo.
Nice body punch from Kongo.
Hyabusa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hyabusa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kongo can pounce on him.
Kongo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kongo instigates a clinch.
Hyabusa is trying to push Kongo away but Kongo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kongo.
Kongo drops Hyabusa onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Hyabusa is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Hyabusa is rocked!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kongo looking to throw knees to the head but Hyabusa is blocking nicely.
Kongo lands a left hand.
Oh Hyabusa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hyabusa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hyabusa seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hyabusa's defenses.
Kongo landing knees to the body.
Kongo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kongo lands a nice elbow.
Kongo digs a right hand underneath Hyabusa's ribcage. Hyabusa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kongo struggles to land a body shot inside as Hyabusa controls his hands.
Kongo is stalling here.
Nice body punch from Kongo.
Kongo lands a good knee to the midsection. Hyabusa won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A body shot lands from Kongo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kongo.
Kongo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hyabusa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hyabusa can't break the clinch.
Kongo controlling the action here for a moment.
Hyabusa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kongo has him pressed against the cage.
Kongo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hyabusa is trying to push Kongo away but Kongo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hyabusa up against the cage.
Hyabusa breaks from the clinch.
Kongo checks a leg kick nicely.
Hyabusa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hyabusa throws a shot from downtown. Kongo moves away and avoids it.
Hyabusa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hyabusa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kongo.
A slow jab from Hyabusa misses its intended target.
Kongo slips a straight right by Hyabusa.
Kongo lands a right hook to the body.
Hyabusa throws a jab but it's blocked by Kongo.
Kongo drives through and clinches with Hyabusa against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hyabusa tries to circle away but Kongo has him pinned against the cage.
Good body shot from Kongo.
The referee calls for Kongo to work.
Hyabusa is trying to push Kongo away but Kongo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hyabusa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kongo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kongo misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hyabusa breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kingo Kongo dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Kingo Kongo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kongo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hyabusa slips under a jab from Kongo.
Hyabusa connects with a leg kick. Kongo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kongo has managed to clinch.
Kongo trying to control the position but instead, Hyabusa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kongo into the cage.
Hyabusa working hard to break the clinch.
Hyabusa is trying to break the clinch but Kongo has him pressed against the cage.
Kongo gets through Hyabusa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kongo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kongo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hyabusa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongo lands a hook that snaps the head of Hyabusa backwards.
Hyabusa working hard to break the clinch.
Kongo lands a body shot.
Hyabusa prevents a body shot from Kongo.
Knees to the body from Kongo.
Hyabusa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kongo has him pressed against the cage.
Kongo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hyabusa is trying to break the clinch but Kongo has him pressed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Kongo as the two fighters clinch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Kongo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hyabusa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo landing knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hyabusa can't break the clinch.
Kongo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hyabusa's efforts to push away.
Kongo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hyabusa backwards.
Kongo pushes off an throws an elbow but Hyabusa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kongo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kongo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kongo lands a body punch.
Ryu Hyabusa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kongo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hyabusa's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyabusa has had enough of the clinch but Kongo keeps him there for the moment.
Hyabusa takes an elbow to the temple.
Kongo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kongo lands a nice shot to the body.
Kongo is stalling here.
Kongo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hyabusa's face.
Hyabusa is trying to stall.
Kongo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hyabusa backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kongo.
It looks like Ryu Hyabusa has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kongo.
Hyabusa is trying to break the clinch but Kongo is controlling him.
Hyabusa tries to break the clinch but Kongo is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Hyabusa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hyabusa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kongo has Hyabusa pushed against the cage.
Kongo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hyabusa backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hyabusa is trying to break the clinch but Kongo is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kingo Kongo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kongo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Kingo Kongo!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Kingo Kongo!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Kingo Kongo!
Kingo Kongo wins by unanimous decision!
Kingo Kongo is the new heavyweight champion!
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