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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Congo Ashantie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kareem Abdul Jabbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ashantie's entrance music is Congo Ashanti. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Jabbar's choice of entrance music: DMX - Party Up. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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230 lbs
18 - 4 - 0 |
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225 cm
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291 lbs
30 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Congo Ashantie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kareem Abdul Jabbar!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabbar moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Congo Ashantie has been cut.
That kick from Ashantie tenderised Jabbar's leg. Jabbar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ashantie cracks Jabbar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Kareem Abdul Jabbar has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jabbar misses with a head kick.
Jabbar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jabbar lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jabbar avoids the head kick by Ashantie.
Ashantie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ashantie checks a leg kick.
Good shot there by Ashantie.
Ashantie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ashantie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jabbar moves away.
Jabbar throws a body kick that misses.
Ashantie lands a big head kick that sends Jabbar tumbling to the mat! Ashantie takes a step backwards and waves Jabbar back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Jabbar is rocked!
Ashantie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jabbar is still on wobbly legs! Can Ashantie finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabbar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ashantie on the side of the head.
Jabbar seems to have recovered his senses.
Jabbar thows a body shot but no joy.
Ashantie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ashantie walks into a straight right hand from Jabbar.
Ashantie is looking to slow Jabbar down with leg kicks.
Jabbar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ashantie was well out of range. Poor timing from Jabbar.
Jabbar just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ashantie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jabbar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ashantie. Ashantie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jabbar misses the shot to the body.
Jabbar throws a push kick but Ashantie slaps the foot to one side.
Ashantie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jabbar.
Ashantie lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashantie thows a body shot but no joy.
Ashantie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jabbar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ashantie lands a nice hook to Jabbar's body. Jabbar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A head kick misses from Jabbar.
Jabbar scores with a decent looking hook.
Jabbar scores with a hook to the body. Ashantie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jabbar throws a sloppy head kick
and Ashantie counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jabbar's knee momentarily.
Jabbar looks gassed!
Ashantie misses with a body shot
letting Jabbar counter with a right hand.
Jabbar thows a body shot but no joy.
Jabbar throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jabbar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ashantie swings for the body but Jabbar moves out of range.
Ashantie throws out a loose jab but Jabbar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jabbar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashantie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ashantie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jabbar.
Jabbar lands a leg kick that knocks Ashantie off balance momentarily.
Ashantie misses with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jabbar.
Jabbar misses the shot to the body.
Ashantie slips under a jab from Jabbar.
Jabbar throws a hook but Ashantie avoids it easily.
Jabbar 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.
Jabbar throws a combination that misses
and Ashantie counters with a straight right hand.
Jabbar 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.
Jabbar misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jabbar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut there from Ashantie.
A slow jab from Jabbar misses its intended target.
Jabbar loads up on a big right hand but Ashantie slips the punch.
Jabbar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ashantie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A slow jab from Ashantie misses its intended target.
Ashantie misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Ashantie misses its intended target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jabbar blocks a head kick by Ashantie.
Jabbar misses with a hook to the body
and Ashantie counters with a straight right hand.
Jabbar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ashantie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Congo Ashantie will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Ashantie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ashantie checks a leg kick.
Ashantie slips under a jab from Jabbar.
Nice straight punches there by Jabbar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jabbar.
Ashantie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jabbar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jabbar throws a front kick aimed at Ashantie's knee but Ashantie avoids it well.
Ashantie swings for the body but Jabbar moves out of range.
Jabbar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jabbar throws a leg kick
and Ashantie counters with a good low kick that Jabbar was not able to check.
Ashantie is looking to wear down Jabbar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice shot by Jabbar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ashantie.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ashantie here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Ashantie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jabbar is breathing heavily.
Jabbar takes a swing at Ashantie's ribcage but misses.
Jabbar is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ashantie misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabbar swings for the body but Ashantie moves out of range.
Kareem Abdul Jabbar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jabbar takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ashantie throws a body punch but Jabbar moves out of range.
Ashantie connects with a combination that backs up Jabbar into the cage. Ashantie lands a flurry of punches that gets past Jabbar's guard. Jabbar is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Ashantie bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Congo Ashantie!
After the fight, Congo Ashantie was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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