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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). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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244 lbs
19 - 11 - 1 |
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282 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
19 - 11 - 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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Pontes!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pontes scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Kingo Kongo has been cut.
Kongo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pontes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kongo slips a jab from Pontes.
Pontes takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kongo slips a straight right by Pontes.
Pontes punishes Kongo's body with a nice straight punch.
Pontes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kongo counters by clinching up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kongo has Pontes pressed against the cage, preventing Pontes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kongo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kongo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kongo lands a nice uppercut.
Kongo scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jose Pontes has been cut.
Kongo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kongo scores with a shoulder strike.
Kongo prevents Pontes from breaking the clinch.
Kongo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pontes up against the cage.
Pontes wants to get back to striking at distance but Kongo won't allow it.
Pontes is trying to force a seperation but Kongo has the dominant position.
Pontes wants to break free but Kongo has control.
Kongo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pontes has had enough of the clinch but Kongo keeps him there for the moment.
Pontes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kongo stalls.
Pontes tries to circle away but Kongo has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo scores a nice knee to the body.
Pontes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kongo has him pressed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Kongo.
Pontes letting Kongo take a breather here.
Kongo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pontes has had enough of the clinch but Kongo keeps him there for the moment.
Kongo scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kongo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kongo controlling the action here for a moment.
Pontes can't break the clinch.
Kongo is working Pontes over against the cage.
Pontes is trying to break the clinch but Kongo has him pressed against the cage.
Kongo lands with a short shot to the head.
Kongo scores with a knee to the head.
Kongo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pontes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kongo keeps control of Pontes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kongo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pontes tries to break free but Kongo pushes him back against the cage.
Pontes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kongo keeps control of Pontes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pontes is trying to push Kongo away but Kongo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kongo stalls.
Kongo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pontes is looking to break free of the clinch but Kongo has double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Kongo scores with a nice short uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pontes tries to circle away but Kongo has him pinned against the cage.
Kongo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kongo scores with a shoulder strike.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kongo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pontes swings for the body but Kongo moves out of range.
Pontes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kongo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pontes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kongo tries to clinch up.
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.
Pontes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pontes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kongo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jose Pontes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kongo lands a nice shot that snaps Pontes's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pontes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kongo moves into the clinch.
Kongo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pontes's efforts to push away.
Kongo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pontes's efforts to push away.
Kongo pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pontes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pontes tries to break the clinch but Kongo is controlling the position.
Kongo lands a damaging elbow.
Pontes has had enough of the clinch but Kongo keeps him there for the moment.
Pontes wants to get back to striking at distance but Kongo won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kongo.
Kongo lands a knee to the body.
Kongo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Kongo.
Kongo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pontes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Kongo.
Kongo keeps control of Pontes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pontes breaks the clinch.
Kongo clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Kongo on the inside.
Kongo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pontes is trying to break the clinch but Kongo is controlling him.
A body shot lands from Kongo.
Kongo scores with a shot to the side of Pontes's head.
Kongo lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kongo.
Pontes wants to break free but Kongo has control.
Still in the clinch, Kongo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pontes letting Kongo take a breather here.
Kongo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pontes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kongo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pontes's efforts to push away.
A nice left hand lands by Kongo.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pontes tries to break free but Kongo pushes him back against the cage.
Kongo lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Kongo.
Pontes is breathing heavily.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kongo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pontes up against the cage.
Pontes is trying to force a seperation but Kongo has the dominant position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pontes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kongo has him pressed against the cage.
Pontes working hard to break the clinch.
Pontes is trying to push Kongo away but Kongo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kongo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kongo scores with a shoulder strike.
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 minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kongo scores with a leg kick.
Kongo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pontes.
Kongo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pontes tries to bum rush Kongo with a series of wild strikes but Kongo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kongo wants to clinch
and Pontes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kongo doesn't manage to clinch there - Pontes circles away.
Pontes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kongo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kongo scores with a punch to the head.
Kingo Kongo is winning the standup battle so far.
Kongo moves into range and clinches up with Pontes.
Pontes is trying to force a seperation but Kongo has the dominant position.
Kongo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pontes wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pontes takes an elbow to the forehead.
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.
Kongo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pontes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A frustrated look appears on Pontes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kongo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pontes.
Kongo lands an elbow that stopped Pontes in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Jose Pontes's cut even more.
Pontes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kongo has him pressed against the cage.
Pontes wants to break free but Kongo has control.
Kongo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pontes's defenses.
Kongo scores with a knee to the head.
Kongo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo lands an uppercut.
Pontes is looking to break free of the clinch but Kongo has double underhooks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kongo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The cut above Jose Pontes's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Pontes is trying to break the clinch but Kongo is controlling him.
Pontes is trying to break the clinch but Kongo is controlling him.
Kongo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pontes up against the cage.
Kongo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kongo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pontes backwards.
Nice body punch from Kongo.
Come on Kongo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kongo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jose Pontes's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo taking a breather.
Kongo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pontes or not.
Pontes is trying to break the clinch but Kongo has him pressed against the cage.
Kongo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kongo.
A body shot lands from Kongo.
Kongo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pontes backwards.
Pontes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pontes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jose Pontes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pontes is trying to push Kongo away but Kongo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kongo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kongo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kongo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pontes is trying to break free.
Pontes taking a breather.
Kongo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pontes's efforts to push away.
Pontes is trying to break the clinch but Kongo is controlling him.
Kongo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pontes can do to turn this around?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pontes tries to circle away but Kongo has him pinned against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice left hand lands by Kongo.
Kongo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kongo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pontes backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kingo Kongo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kongo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kingo Kongo!
After the big win, Kingo Kongo made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hell's Balls Recovery (160) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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