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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Rugowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingo Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kingo Kongo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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244 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bubba Rugowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kingo Kongo!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rugowski misses with a head kick.
Rugowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kongo.
Rugowski avoids the head kick by Kongo.
Rugowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kongo manages to avoid it.
Rugowski checks a leg kick nicely.
Kongo closes the distance and clinches.
Rugowski misses with some punches.
Kongo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rugowski scores with a shoulder strike.
Kongo pushes Rugowski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rugowski really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kongo swings wildly with an uppercut but Rugowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rugowski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kongo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kongo misses with a punch on the inside.
Rugowski takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Bubba Rugowski has been cut.
Kongo stalling in the clinch.
Rugowski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kongo tries to land knees in the clinch but Rugowski avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rugowski tries to throw a body punch but Kongo avoids it by throwing Rugowski back against the cage.
A short right from Rugowski on the inside.
Kongo is trying to maintain a safe position but Rugowski gets an underhook and turns Kongo into the cage.
Kongo lands a nice elbow.
Kongo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Rugowski.
Kongo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rugowski's efforts to push away.
Kongo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kongo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rugowski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kongo or not.
Rugowski lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kongo digs a right hand into Rugowski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rugowski's gas tank.
Kongo trying to land knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rugowski blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rugowski working aggressively here.
Kongo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kongo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rugowski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kongos head.
Rugowski lands a hook that snaps the head of Kongo backwards.
Kongo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kongo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kongo working aggressively here.
Kongo misses with the head strike.
A short right from Rugowski on the inside.
Kongo throws a head punch that misses.
Kongo lands an uppercut.
Kongo scores with a shoulder strike.
Rugowski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kongo throws a head punch that misses.
Rugowski misses with the head strike.
Rugowski misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo looking to slow down the pace here.
Kongo misses with an elbow strike.
Kongo lands an elbow just above Rugowski 's eye.
Rugowski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rugowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kongo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bubba Rugowski's cut is getting worse.
A short uppercut from Rugowski.
Kongo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kongo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kongo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kongo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rugowski's brow.
Kongo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rugowski backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rugowski.
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!
Kongo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rugowski is keeping busy.
Rugowski can't find room to land a body shot as Kongo controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kongo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kongo misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rugowski.
Rugowski misses with a punch to the body.
Kongo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rugowski backwards.
Rugowski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rugowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kongo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kongo landing knees to the body.
Kongo lands a nice uppercut.
Rugowski misses with some punches.
Kongo tries to throw a body punch but Rugowski avoids it by throwing Kongo back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kongo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rugowski misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rugowski.
Kongo avoiding damage.
Rugowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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 Bubba Rugowski's cut.
That's time! Rugowski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rugowski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kongo. Kongo obviously looking to wear him down.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kongo. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Rugowski closes the distance and clinches.
Kongo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kongo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kongo stalling against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Kongo.
Kongo trying to stall but Rugowski improves his position.
Kongo lands a damaging elbow.
Rugowski wants to get back to striking at distance but Kongo won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Kongo.
Kongo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rugowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rugowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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.
A head kick by Rugowski misses
enabling Kongo to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kongo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kongo misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rugowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kongo.
Kongo throws a right and a left that Rugowski avoids nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kongo.
Kongo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rugowski.
Kongo lands a front kick.
Kongo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rugowski scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rugowski is looking to land body kicks.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rugowski. Kongo shrugs it off though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kongo drives through and clinches with Rugowski against the cage.
Rugowski breaks the clinch.
Rugowski moves out of range of the body kick.
Kongo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kongo has closed the distance and engaged Rugowski in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rugowski lands an uppercut.
Rugowski is trying to break the clinch but Kongo is controlling him.
Rugowski has a couple of punches blocked by Kongo.
Kongo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kongo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rugowski avoiding damage as Kongo throws knees to the body.
Rugowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kingo Kongo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rugowski blocks the elbow strike.
Kongo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rugowski backwards.
Kongo trying to stall but Rugowski improves his position.
Kongo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rugowski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rugowski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kongo pushes off an throws an elbow but Rugowski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kongo lands a nice elbow.
Kongo tries to stall but Rugowski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kongo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rugowski's defenses.
Bubba Rugowski's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rugowski.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rugowski wants to get back to striking at distance but Kongo won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kongo.
Kongo misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rugowski.
Kongo blocking some punches.
Kongo is trying to stall.
Kongo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kongo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rugowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kongo takes a shot to the head.
Kongo lands an uppercut.
Kongo working aggressively here.
Rugowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kongo throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kongo lands a head shot.
Kingo Kongo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kongo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rugowski scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kingo Kongo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kongo.
Kongo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kongo tries to clinch but Rugowski is having none of it.
Rugowski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rugowski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kongo can pounce on him.
Rugowski takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rugowski misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kongo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kongo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kongo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kongo tries to clinch there but Rugowski circles away.
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 Bubba Rugowski's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rugowski throws a sloppy head kick and Kongo moves out of range easily.
Kongo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Some wild striking there from Rugowski.
Kongo wants to clinch up but Rugowski keeps it at a distance.
Rugowski throws a wild body kick that Kongo sees coming a mile off.
Rugowski misses with a body shot
and Kongo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rugowski rushes Kongo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kongo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kongo misses with a knee to the head.
Rugowski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rugowski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rugowski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rugowski blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kongo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rugowski's brow.
Rugowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kongo scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rugowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rugowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kongo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rugowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kongo looks to land a right hand but Rugowski moved out of range.
Rugowski avoids the head kick by Kongo.
Kongo moves into the clinch.
Kongo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kongo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rugowski.
Rugowski breaks the clinch.
Kongo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kongo throws out a powerful jab.
Bubba Rugowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rugowski 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.
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!
Kongo thuds his shin into the meat of Rugowski's side.
Rugowski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A head kick misses from Kongo.
Kongo throws a series of punches but Rugowski avoids them all with ease.
Kongo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rugowski throws out the jab.
Rugowski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A head kick misses from Rugowski.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kongo.
Kongo rushes Rugowski and presses him up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kongo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kongo misses with an elbow over the top.
Kongo gets through Rugowski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kongo.
Kongo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rugowski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kongo cracks Rugowski with a nice body shot.
Kongo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kongo gets through Rugowski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kongo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rugowski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kongo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rugowski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kongo lands a damaging elbow.
Kongo lands a nice knee to the body.
Kongo lands an elbow just above Rugowski 's eye.
Jeez, Bubba Rugowski's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kongo lands a nice uppercut.
Rugowski is rocked!
A short right from Kongo on the inside.
Oh Rugowski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kongo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rugowski takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kongo lands a big right hand that drops Rugowski! The killer instinct kicks in and Kongo finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Kongo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kingo Kongo!
A relieved looking Kingo Kongo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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