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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Moses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bongi Khumalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moses's entrance music is Prophet (Better Watch It). A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 cm
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215 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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170 cm
21
200 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leroy Moses! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bongi Khumalo! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Khumalo goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Moses buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Moses shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Khumalo as he jumps to the side. Moses will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Khumalo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moses. Khumalo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moses.
Khumalo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moses fails to land the takedown. Khumalo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leroy Moses. That's going to take a lot out of him. Khumalo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Khumalo.
Moses is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Khumalo takes a swing at Moses's ribcage but misses. Horrible takedown by Moses or perhaps it was just good defense by Khumalo which made him look bad. Moses moves out of range of the body kick from Khumalo.
Khumalo connects with an inside leg kick. Khumalo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Moses is able to avoid easily. Moses takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Khumalo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. This has been an exciting period of action! Moses takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Moses. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery. Khumalo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Khumalo throws a quick inside leg kick. Moses moves out of range of the body kick from Khumalo.
Khumalo throws out a leg kick but Moses moves out of range and Khumalo only half commits. Khumalo tries a low kick but Moses avoids it. Khumalo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Khumalo lands with a nice body punch. Moses takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Khumalo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Khumalo throws a leg kick which misses Moses's front leg but catches the back leg as Moses tries to avoid it. Khumalo thuds his shin into the meat of Moses's side.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Khumalo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Moses takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A nice leg kick lands there from Khumalo. Khumalo lands with a shot to the body. Moses tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Moses is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. 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! Khumalo throws a leg kick but Moses sees it coming and moves out of range. Moses blocks a head kick by Khumalo.
Moses keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A lazy left from Khumalo finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round. An inside leg kick lands from Khumalo. Moses takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Khumalo throws a quick inside leg kick. Moses moves out of range of the body kick from Khumalo.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Khumalo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Moses has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Moses and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Moses has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khumalo. Khumalo looks to score with a jab to the body but Moses is just out of range. Khumalo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moses moves away. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Khumalo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Khumalo throws a quick inside leg kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bongi Khumalo dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Khumalo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Khumalo throws out a leg kick but Moses moves out of range and Khumalo only half commits. Khumalo misses with a body shot.
Khumalo tries to land a front kick but Moses steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Khumalo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Moses rather than just go for the knockout. Khumalo throws a nice outside leg kick. Moses is trying hard to land a takedown here. Khumalo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Khumalo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Khumalo clobbers Moses with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Moses checks a leg kick nicely. Khumalo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Moses avoids the body shot from Khumalo.
Khumalo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Bongi Khumalo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Khumalo throws a nice inside leg kick. Khumalo throws a quick inside leg kick. Khumalo throws a leg kick which misses Moses's front leg but catches the back leg as Moses tries to avoid it. Khumalo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Khumalo throws a nice inside leg kick. 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! A jab from Khumalo misses. Khumalo lands a big head kick that sends Moses tumbling to the mat! Khumalo takes a step backwards and waves Moses back to his feet - he wants the finish! Khumalo jabs at Moses's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Khumalo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Bongi Khumalo seems to be getting the better of the standup. Khumalo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Moses checks it well. Khumalo thumps Moses with a low kick. Khumalo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Moses might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far. A solid body kick from Khumalo. Khumalo lands a body shot.
Khumalo misses with a body kick. Good exchange - Khumalo coming out on top. Khumalo cracks Moses with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Moses tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Khumalo pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Moses is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bongi Khumalo! An out of breath Bongi Khumalo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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