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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Jay Mutombo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Pilgrim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pilgrim has chosen Billy Pilgrim Has Become Unstuck in Time as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 cm
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264 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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194 cm
25
270 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
Fast |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Jay Mutombo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Pilgrim! The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mutombo throws a jab but it's blocked by Pilgrim. Pilgrim shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Billy Pilgrim has been cut. Mutombo looks to land a right hand but Pilgrim moved out of range. Mutombo moves out of range as Pilgrim strikes. Mutombo misses with a body shot
and Pilgrim counters by moving into the clinch. Mutombo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Mutombo has a couple of punches blocked by Pilgrim.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pilgrim just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mutombo's brow. Pilgrim is looking to control Mutombo's arms but Mutombo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pilgrim has his back to the cage. Pilgrim holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mutombo blocks an elbow strike. Mutombo working aggressively here.
Pilgrim creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Mutombo is trying to maintain a safe position but Pilgrim gets an underhook and turns Mutombo into the cage. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Mutombo lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mutombo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mutombo wants to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mutombo. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Pilgrim avoiding damage as Mutombo throws knees to the body.
Pilgrim lands on the inside with an uppercut. Mutombo being controlled against the cage. Mutombo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pilgrim lands an elbow that stopped Mutombo in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Jay Jay Mutombo has been cut. Pilgrim swings wildly with an uppercut but Mutombo uses good head movement to avoid it. Mutombo trying to stall but Pilgrim improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Mutombo fails to land. With the fighters up against the cage, Pilgrim throws an elbow but misses. Pilgrim lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mutombo backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Pilgrim lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Pilgrim is trying to force a seperation but Mutombo has the dominant position. Pilgrim working aggressively here.
Mutombo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pilgrim backwards. Mutombo pushes Pilgrim back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mutombo. Mutombo prevents Pilgrim from breaking the clinch. Mutombo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Mutombo scores with a nice short uppercut. Mutombo has a couple of punches blocked by Pilgrim.
Pilgrim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pilgrim lands with a light punch inside. Mutombo takes an elbow to the forehead. Mutombo lands a shoulder strike. Mutombo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mutombo just leaning against Pilgrim, taking a breather. Mutombo struggles to land a body shot inside as Pilgrim controls his hands.
Pilgrim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pilgrim is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Mutombo lands on the inside with an uppercut. Mutombo tries to stall but Pilgrim uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mutombo scores with a shoulder strike. Mutombo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Pilgrim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Mutombo scores with a nice short uppercut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Mutombo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Mutombo stalling against the cage.
Nice body punch from Mutombo. Pilgrim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mutombo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Pilgrim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mutombo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Mutombo throws a low kick but Pilgrim avoids it. Pilgrim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mutombo swings for the body but Pilgrim moves out of range.
Mutombo throws an overhand right that lands on Pilgrim's shoulder, as Pilgrim tries to avoid the shot. Mutombo takes a swing at Pilgrim's ribcage but misses. Mutombo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. A swing and a miss from Mutombo. Mutombo cracks a nice hook into Pilgrim's ribs. Pilgrim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mutombo moves away. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Pilgrim connects with a body shot. Mutombo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Pilgrim lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Jay Mutombo dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. 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.
Mutombo throws a head kick but Pilgrim moves out of range.
Mutombo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pilgrim doesn't seem bothered though. Pilgrim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pilgrim avoids the body shot from Mutombo.
Mutombo is looking to wear down Pilgrim with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Mutombo with a body punch. A glancing blow. Pilgrim misses the jab. Mutombo lands a body shot.
Mutombo misses with a double jab.
Mutombo is looking to chop away at Pilgrim's legs. Mutombo misses with a wild body shot. Mutombo misses with an uppercut. Pilgrim saw that one coming. Pilgrim slips a jab from Mutombo. Pilgrim feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mutombos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round. Pilgrim has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mutombo. Pilgrim staying out of range there. Mutombo thows a body shot but no joy. Jay Jay Mutombo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Mutombo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pilgrim misses with an uppercut. Mutombo saw that one coming. Mutombo thumps Pilgrim with a low kick. Pilgrim connects with a jab. Pilgrim wants to clinch up but Mutombo keeps it at a distance. Mutombo lands a big head kick that sends Pilgrim tumbling to the mat! Mutombo takes a step backwards and waves Pilgrim back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Pilgrim is rocked! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Mutombo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pilgrim was well out of range. Poor timing from Mutombo. Pilgrim is still on wobbly legs! Can Mutombo finish him? Nice uppercut lands for Mutombo. That snapped Pilgrim's head back.
Mutombo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pilgrim was well out of range. Poor timing from Mutombo. Pilgrim seems to have recovered his senses. Mutombo throws a leg kick which misses Pilgrim's front leg but catches the back leg as Pilgrim tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mutombo throws a leg kick but Pilgrim sees it coming and moves out of range. Mutombo throws a looping overhand right but Pilgrim ducks down to avoid it. Mutombo lands a big right hand that sends Pilgrim crashing to the mat! Mutombo stays standing though and waves Pilgrim back to his feet! Pilgrim lands with an overhand left. Mutombo loads up on a big right hand but Pilgrim slips the punch. A chopping leg kick lands by Mutombo. Pilgrim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mutombo manages to avoid it. Pilgrim takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A big left from Pilgrim misses. Pilgrim misses with a hook. Mutombo ducked under it nicely. Mutombo missing with a left hand there. Pilgrim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Jay Jay Mutombo is winning the standup battle so far. Pilgrim misses with a body shot.
Mutombo connects with a leg kick. Pilgrim looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mutombo throws a big shot that misses. Pilgrim scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. A looping hook to the body misses from Pilgrim. Mutombo does a little dance to reset his feet. Mutombo blocks a jab. Mutombo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pilgrim. Mutombo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pilgrim sees it coming and avoids it easily. Look low, kick high! Mutombo uses the oldest trick in the book to send Pilgrim tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Mutombo is absolutely delighted - when Pilgrim wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jay Jay Mutombo! Jay Jay Mutombo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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