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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingo Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
43 - 19 - 0 |
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244 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
43 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Timothy Bourque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kingo Kongo!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kongo rushes Bourque and presses him up against the cage.
Kongo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kongo missing with knees to the body.
Bourque's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kongo loads up on a big right hand but Bourque slips the punch.
Bourque misses with the combination.
Bourque blocks a head kick by Kongo.
Bourque throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kongo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kingo Kongo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kongo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bourque, pushing him back against the cage.
Bourque blocks an elbow strike from Kongo.
Kongo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bourque is trying to break the clinch but Kongo is controlling him.
Bourque has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bourque blocks a body shot from Kongo.
Kongo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Timothy Bourque has been cut.
Bourque wants to get back to striking at distance but Kongo won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque dodges an elbow strike from Kongo.
Kongo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bourque blocks a body shot from Kongo.
Kongo wants to stall.
Kongo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bourque blocks it with crossed arms.
Bourque blocks an uppercut.
Bourque can't break the clinch.
Bourque 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 missing with knees to the body.
Bourque escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kongo closes the distance and clinches.
Bourque wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kongo has him pressed against the cage.
Bourque avoids the elbow strike from Kongo, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kongo.
Nice elbow from Kongo.
Kongo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bourque.
Bourque lands a hook that snaps the head of Kongo backwards.
Kongo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bourque's efforts to push away.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Kongo on the inside.
Kongo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bourque avoids the elbow strike from Kongo, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kongo.
Bourque is trying to break the clinch but Kongo is controlling him.
Kongo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bourque.
A short uppercut from Kongo.
Kongo has Bourque pressed against the cage, preventing Bourque from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bourque breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kongo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bourque 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.
Kongo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Kingo Kongo has been cut.
Kongo ducks under a wild hook from Bourque.
Kongo looks to throw the jab but Bourque is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo tries a head kick but it misses.
Bourque throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bourque connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bourque takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kongo lands a jab to Bourque's midsection.
A jab from Bourque misses.
Kongo throws a right hand that Bourque ducks under and follows up with a left that Bourque also avoids with ease.
Kongo throws a hook but Bourque avoids it easily.
Kongo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Kongo.
Bourque tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Kongo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourque moves out of range of the body kick from Kongo.
Bourque displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kongo throws out the jab.
Bourque lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kongo forces Bourque back against the cage and clinches.
Kongo lands with a short shot to the head.
Bourque throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kongo blocks it with crossed arms.
Bourque missing with knees to the body.
Kongo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bourque tries to break the clinch but Kongo is controlling the position.
Kongo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kongo seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kongo lands a damaging elbow.
Bourque is trying to break the clinch but Kongo is controlling him.
Kongo wants to stall.
Bourque is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kingo Kongo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kongo misses with a two punch combination.
Bourque misses with a hook. Kongo ducked under it nicely.
Timothy Bourque is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kongo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kongo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kongo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kongo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kongo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kongo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kongo forces Bourque back against the cage and clinches.
Kingo Kongo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kongo has a couple of punches blocked by Bourque.
Kongo lands a body shot in the clinch.
The referee calls for Kongo to work.
Bourque's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Timothy Bourque's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bourque being controlled against the cage.
Kongo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bourque misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kongo fails to land.
Bourque lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kongo trying to control the position but instead, Bourque has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kongo into the cage.
Bourque blocking some punches.
Bourque escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bourque slips a jab from Kongo.
A head kick misses from Kongo.
Kongo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bourque throws a hook to the side of Kongo's head but Kongo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kongo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick lands from Kongo.
Kongo connects with a leg kick. Bourque looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kongo wants to clinch but Bourque slips to the side
and Bourque counters with a head kick. That will keep Kongo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kongo is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kongo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bourque slips under a jab from Kongo.
Kongo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kongo just misses with a punch to the body.
Bourque paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo tries to close the distance and clinch but Bourque swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kongo avoids the body shot from Bourque.
Bourque takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kongo misses with a head kick.
Kongo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bourque.
Kongo moves out of range as Bourque strikes.
Kongo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kingo Kongo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kongo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bourque manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bourque swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kongo scores with a leg kick.
Bourque scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kongo ducks under a wild hook from Bourque.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kongo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bourque moves away.
Kongo tries to clinch but Bourque moves out of range.
Kongo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kongo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kongo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bourque tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kongo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kongo tries to clinch but Bourque moves away
and Bourque counters with a nice uppercut.
Bourque misses with a wild body shot.
Bourque keeps the fight on the outside.
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.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bourque throws out a loose jab but Kongo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bourque is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bourque avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kongo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kongo. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Nice straight punches there by Bourque. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bourque.
That has opened up Kingo Kongo's cut even more.
Kongo throws a head kick that half lands.
Bourque is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kongo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bourque swats away the attempt to clinch by Kongo.
Kongo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bourque throws out the jab.
Kongo tries a head kick but it misses.
Kongo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bourque.
Kongo cracks Bourque with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bourque. Bourque circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kongo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kongo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kongo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bourque throws a looping overhand right but Kongo ducks down to avoid it.
Kongo is looking to clinch.
Bourque misses with a double jab.
Kongo misses with a head kick.
Kongo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bourque is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bourque throws a right hand that misses
and Kongo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bourque is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kongo dodges the punch combination from Bourque.
Kongo throws a series of strikes that have Bourque backpedaling.
Timothy Bourque has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kongo tries a head kick but it misses.
Kongo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bourque stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kongo is rocked!
Bourque looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Bourque backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Kongo's temple! It sends Kongo violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Bourque celebrates and the doctors try to help Kongo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Timothy Bourque!
Timothy Bourque seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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