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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mongo Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norifumi Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Congo comes to the cage accompanied by NIN - The Great Destroyer. Mongo Congo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mongo Congo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Norifumi Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto wants to clinch.
Congo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yamamoto's waist but Yamamoto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Congo off to one side.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Congo moves out of range.
Yamamoto gets caught flat footed, as Congo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Congo trying to control but Yamamoto is working from the bottom.
Congo forces his way into half guard.
Congo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Congo prevents Yamamoto from standing back up.
Yamamoto actively working from the bottom here.
Yamamoto wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Congo pulls his head out easily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Yamamoto tries to clinch there but Congo circles away.
Congo closes the distance and clinches up with Yamamoto, looking for a takedown. Congo pushes Yamamoto against the cage but Yamamoto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Congo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Yamamoto sprawls well initially but Congo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Yamamoto looks gassed!
Congo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Congo in particular looking to stall.
Congo drops an elbow to the side of Yamamoto's head.
Congo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Congo decides to stand up.
Congo fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mongo Congo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Congo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congo is chipping away with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Congo controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Congo trying to control the position but Yamamoto is working away.
Yamamoto is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Congo off and has taken his back!
Congo just trying to survive but Yamamoto is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Congo tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Congo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Congo tries to lock up and control but Yamamoto gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Yamamoto looking to secure an arm triangle but Congo defends it well.
Congo is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Congo wants to get back to his feet.
Yamamoto fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Congo is desperately trying to improve his position but Yamamoto has a good base and remains in mount.
Congo wants to hold on but Yamamoto pushes him away.
Congo working to try and regain half guard.
Congo throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mongo Congo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Congo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Congo gets the takedown into side control.
Yamamoto is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Congo off and has taken his back!
Congo wants to control his opponent's hands but Yamamoto gets his hands free.
Yamamoto trying to control.
Congo trying to control the hands but Yamamoto won't let him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Mongo Congo just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Congo fails with a takedown attempt.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Yamamoto.
Congo tries to buck Yamamoto off but Yamamoto is having none of it.
Congo can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congo is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Yamamoto is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Congo srikes from the bottom but he's lost position and has given up his back.
Congo rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Congo is refusing to be controlled, as Yamamoto sits in half guard.
Congo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Congo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto advances to half guard.
Congo is looking to improve his position.
Yamamoto looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Congo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yamamoto is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Congo is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Congo trying to control but Yamamoto postures up.
Mongo Congo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yamamoto trying to control from half guard but Congo is working away.
Yamamoto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Congo has his takedown stuffed
and Yamamoto counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Norifumi Yamamoto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Yamamoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Congo tries for a takedown but Yamamoto sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Congo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yamamoto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Congo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yamamoto wants to get back to his feet but Congo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Congo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Congo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Yamamoto looking for a guillotine here but Congo defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Congo controls the pace.
Congo trying to control but Yamamoto is working from the bottom.
Congo pushes down on Yamamoto's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Yamamoto is trying to control but can't.
Congo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Congo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Yamamoto is trying to stand up here but Congo is controlling him well.
Congo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Congo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yamamoto keeps working.
Congo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto is refusing to be controlled, as Congo sits in half guard.
Congo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Well, if Congo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Yamamoto tries to roll over but Congo keeps him under control.
Congo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yamamoto tries to kick Congo off but Congo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Congo content to control rather than advance.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Mongo Congo just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Congo shoots for a double leg takedown but Yamamoto sprawls well. He's pushed Congo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yamamoto shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Yamamoto showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamamoto seems to be working for a kimura but Congo defends the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mongo Congo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Congo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mongo Congo!
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