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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Papy Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rodney Stewart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Papy Kongo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewart drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Stewart trying to control the action but Kongo is working from the bottom.
Stewart landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stewart in side control, throwing shots but Kongo defends.
Stewart working away.
Stewart throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Stewart throwing strikes but Kongo manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Kongo scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Stewart to see if he's OK.
Kongo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongo looks up at the clock and then as Stewart takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kongo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Stewart can't do much from the bottom here.
Kongo trying to control the action but Stewart is working from the bottom.
Stewart is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Stewart has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kongo wants to control but Stewart is keeping him busy.
Kongo is looking to stall here but Stewart recovers full guard.
Kongo wants to control from the top but Stewart keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Stewart working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kongo.
Stewart looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kongo puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kongo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stewart regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kongo.
Kongo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kongo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kongo is controlling him.
Kongo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stewart is trying to control the position but Kongo postures up.
Stewart is breathing heavily.
Stewart has momentary wrist control but Kongo slips an elbow through the middle.
Kongo passes Stewart's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kongo looks to land a strike but Stewart avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Kongo wants to pass the guard but Stewart is keeping the position.
Stewart can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kongo controls the pace.
Kongo with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kongo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kongo forces his way into half guard.
Kongo is looking to take a break and control but Stewart is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kongo throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Stewart to regain full guard.
Kongo trying to control but Stewart is working from the bottom.
Kongo stands up over Stewart, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stewart avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Papy Kongo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kongo misses with a body shot.
Kongo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Stewart to the mat! Stewart manages to get full guard.
Stewart is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Stewart is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Stewart controls Kongo momentarily but Kongo frees himself.
Stewart keeping moving, preventing Kongo from controlling successfully.
Kongo throwing strikes from guard but Stewart blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kongo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kongo throwing strikes but missing.
Kongo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kongo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stewart works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kongo chips away with some ground and pound.
Kongo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kongo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kongo throws an elbow that misses. Stewart uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kongo's guard. Nice move by Stewart!
Stewart wants to control from the top but Kongo keeps moving.
Stewart throws an elbow that misses. Kongo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stewart's guard. Nice move by Kongo!
Kongo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stewart's head.
Kongo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kongo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kongo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Stewart is controlling Kongo's posture.
Kongo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stewart's head.
Kongo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stewart works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stewart controls Kongo momentarily but Kongo frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kongo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Stewart is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Papy Kongo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kongo wants to control from the top but Stewart keeps moving.
Kongo lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kongo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kongo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Papy Kongo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kongo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Stewart manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Stewart preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kongo preventing the sweep.
Kongo throwing strikes from guard but Stewart blocks nicely.
Kongo tries to free his leg and advance position but Stewart is retaining full guard.
Stewart controls Kongo momentarily but Kongo frees himself.
Kongo stops Stewart from standing up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kongo throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kongo looking to pass the guard.
Kongo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stewart's head.
Kongo throws an elbow that misses. Stewart uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kongo's guard. Nice move by Stewart!
Kongo pulls Stewart in close to prevent any damage.
Kongo controls Stewart momentarily but Stewart frees himself.
Stewart trying to control but Kongo is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stewart.
Stewart wants to control from the top but Kongo keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kongo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rodney Stewart.
Kongo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kongo tries to free his leg and advance position but Stewart is retaining full guard.
Stewart looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo wants to control from the top but Stewart keeps moving.
Kongo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Stewart manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kongo has Stewart in his guard.
Stewart throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rodney Stewart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Stewart controls from within his opponent's guard.
Stewart gets to his feet. Kongo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Papy Kongo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kongo stuffs the takedown.
Stewart gets caught napping as Kongo dives in and scores a takedown. Stewart manages to retain guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kongo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stewart trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Kongo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Papy Kongo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kongo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Papy Kongo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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