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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sin Cara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and wu Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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215 lbs
0 - 5 - 0 |
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sin Cara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, wu Kong!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kong closes the distance and clinches.
Kong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cara avoids the elbow strike from Kong, against the cage.
Cara drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kong gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kong is pressed up against the cage. Cara has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kong down to the mat. Kong avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cara could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kong misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kong tries to close the distance and clinch but Cara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cara throws a head kick but Kong moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kong.
Kong takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cara dodges an elbow strike from Kong.
Kong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cara keeps the fight on the outside.
Kong gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cara tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sin Cara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cara.
Kong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong misses with an elbow over the top.
Kong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kong darts in and clinches Cara up against the cage.
Kong pushes off an throws an elbow but Cara leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cara has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cara closes the distance and clinches up with Kong, looking for a takedown. Cara pushes Kong against the cage but Kong circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kong tries to clinch up but Cara circles away and keeps his distance.
Cara swats away the attempt to clinch by Kong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kong tries to land knees in the clinch but Cara avoids the damage to the body.
Cara is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kong misses with an elbow over the top.
Kong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kong wants to clinch but Cara slips to the side
and Cara counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kong's guard now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cara thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kong seems keen to control Cara's posture.
Cara drops back looking for a leg! Kong is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kong manages to kick Cara off! Cara jumps back into Kong's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cara is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
wu Kong dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kong rushes Cara and presses him up against the cage.
Kong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cara throws a head kick that misses.
Kong tries to clinch but Cara moves out of range.
Kong fails with a takedown attempt.
Kong is looking to clinch but Cara is avoiding it.
Kong moves in looking to clinch but Cara pushes him off.
Kong gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cara avoids a wild elbow strike from Kong.
Cara has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kong after a bit of a struggle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
wu Kong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kong wants to clinch.
Cara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kong moves into range and clinches up with Cara.
Cara tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cara is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sin Cara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cara takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kong stuffs the takedown attempt from Cara. Cara gets slowly back to his feet.
Kong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cara, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kong throws an elbow but misses.
Kong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kong manages to break the clinch.
Kong tries to clinch but Cara is having none of it.
Kong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kong tries to clinch up but Cara circles away and keeps his distance.
Cara keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong fails with a takedown attempt.
Kong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kong dives in and grabs Cara's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cara pushes down on Kong's head and hops out.
Cara rushes Kong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kong breaks from the clinch.
Kong tries to clinch there but Cara circles away.
Kong has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cara blocks an elbow strike from Kong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
wu Kong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kong tries to clinch there but Cara circles away.
Kong wants to clinch.
Cara looks for a takedown but Kong sprawls well.
Cara swats away the attempt to clinch by Kong.
Kong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong closes the distance and clinches.
Kong gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cara.
Kong manages to break the clinch.
Cara shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kong sprawls well. Kong wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cara gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sin Cara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kong tries to clinch but Cara is having none of it.
wu Kong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kong moves into the clinch successfully.
Kong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kong gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cara.
Kong pushes off an throws an elbow but Cara leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kong throws an elbow that misses.
Kong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong pushes off an throws an elbow but Cara leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cara on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kong breaks the clinch.
Kong doesn't manage to clinch there - Cara circles away.
Kong tries to clinch up but Cara circles away and keeps his distance.
wu Kong is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kong is looking to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cara dodges an elbow strike from Kong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kong changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cara tries to avoid it but Kong manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cara to the ground. Cara escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cara swats away the attempt to clinch by Kong.
Cara moves into range and clinches up with Kong.
Kong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cara is defending well for now.
Kong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
wu Kong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kong 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... wu Kong!
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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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