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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kingo Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Pontes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kingo Kongo had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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194 cm
26
243 lbs
15 - 9 - 1 |
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200 cm
25
273 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kingo Kongo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Pontes! The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kongo gets a clinch. Pontes is looking to control Kongo's arms but Kongo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pontes has his back to the ropes. Pontes has a couple of punches blocked by Kongo.
A short left from Pontes. Pontes misses with a punch on the inside.
Pontes takes a knee to the side of the body. Kongo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pontes has a couple of punches blocked by Kongo.
A nice left hand lands by Kongo.
Kongo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pontes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Pontes looking to slow down the pace here. A battle for position here, against the ropes. Pontes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like Kingo Kongo has been cut. Kongo presses Pontes against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Kongo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pontes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kongo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pontes or not. Pontes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Kongo with a knee to the head.
Kongo is pushing Pontes up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Kongo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pontes backwards. Pontes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Pontes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kongo slows down the pace here.
Kongo lands a shoulder strike. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kongo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Kongo leaning his opponent against the ropes. Kongo landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kongo lands an elbow that stopped Pontes in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Jose Pontes has been cut. Kongo slowing the pace effectively. Pontes throws a punch but it's blocked by Kongo. Kongo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pontes. Pontes misses with a short punch on the inside. Kongo scores with a shot to the side of Pontes's head. Pontes has a couple of punches blocked by Kongo.
Kongo lands an elbow just above Pontes 's eye. Kongo crunches a lovely knee into Pontes's ribcage. A quick uppercut on the inside from Kongo. Pontes throws a head punch that misses. Kongo lands a nice knee to the body. Pontes looks gassed! Pontes trying to control the position but instead, Kongo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pontes into the ropes. Pontes takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kongo presses Pontes against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Kongo lands an uppercut. Kongo lands a damaging elbow. Kongo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pontess head.
That has opened up Jose Pontes's cut even more. Kongo lands a damaging elbow. A right handed body shot lands from Kongo.
Pontes throws a head punch that misses. Pontes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Kongo digs a right hand into Pontes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pontes's gas tank. Kongo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. A knee to the head by Kongo.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The referee is keeping an eye on Kongo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kongo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pontes backwards. A bit of stalling here from Kongo.
Pontes throws an elbow but it misses.
Pontes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pontes misses with the head strike.
Kongo is struggling to control the position. A nice left hand lands by Pontes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Kongo lands with a short shot to the head. Kongo lands an elbow that stopped Pontes in his tracks for a moment. Both guys are working to get underhooks. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kingo Kongo dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's time! Back to the action!
Kongo lands a big head kick that sends Pontes tumbling to the mat! Kongo takes a step backwards and waves Pontes back to his feet - he wants the finish! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kongo lands with a good body shot. A left lands for Kongo. The fight stays on the outside here - Kongo looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Kongo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pontes can do to turn this around? Kongo swings for the body but Pontes moves out of range.
Pontes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kongo's head backwards. A punch combination from Kongo misses. Kongo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Pontes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Kongo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pontes throws out the jab. Nice uppercut lands for Kongo. That snapped Pontes's head back.
The cut above Jose Pontes's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kongo tries to clinch but Pontes is having none of it. Kongo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kongo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kongo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Kingo Kongo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Pontes is breathing heavily. Kongo lands a leg kick that knocks Pontes off balance momentarily. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kongo clinches up with Pontes and pushes him back against the ropes. Kongo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pontes backwards. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Pontes working aggressively here.
Kongo is leaning against Pontes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pontes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kongo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pontes up against the ropes. Pontes takes an elbow to the temple. Pontes throws a punch but it's blocked by Kongo. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kongo. Pontes working aggressively here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kongo obliges. Pontes throws an elbow that misses.
Kongo lands on the inside with an uppercut. Pontes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kongo effectively controlling the action here. Both fighters working to control the clinch. A nice left hand lands by Kongo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kongo.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kongo lands a nice shot to the body. Stalling in the clinch from Kongo.
Kongo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Kongo lands a right hand.
Jose Pontes's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. Kongo controlling the action here for a moment.
Kongo blocks an uppercut.
Kongo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Kongo connects with a knee to the head.
Kongo is struggling to control the position. It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kongo here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kongo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Kongo avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kingo Kongo. Kongo scores with a kick to the midsection. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Kongo thuds his shin into the meat of Pontes's side. Pontes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Kongo has managed to clinch.
Pontes takes an elbow to the temple. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A short right hand to the side of the head by Kongo. Kongo slowing the pace effectively. The referee calls for Pontes to work.
Pontes misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kingo Kongo dominated that second round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A chopping leg kick lands by Kongo. Kongo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Pontes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Kingo Kongo is winning the standup battle so far. Kongo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pontes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Kongo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Jose Pontes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kongo thuds his shin into the meat of Pontes's side. An inside leg kick lands from Kongo. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kongo, right into the meat.
Pontes 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. Kongo throws a head kick that misses. Pontes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. A cross from Kongo lands.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kongo rushes Pontes and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch. Kongo lands with a light punch inside. Kongo blocking some punches.
Kongo lands a damaging elbow. Kongo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kongo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Kongo lands a good knee to the midsection. Pontes won't want to take too many of those. Kongo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kongo avoids a wild elbow strike from Pontes. Pontes swings wildly with an uppercut but Kongo uses good head movement to avoid it. Kongo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pontes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A nice glancing elbow lands by Kongo.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jose Pontes's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kingo Kongo! A victorious Kingo Kongo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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