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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between ZaZa Mutombo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Hoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mutombo comes to the cage accompanied by Wyclef Jean - 911. Hoe has chosen Ivanhoe theme as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 cm
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190 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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165 cm
29
185 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, ZaZa Mutombo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Hoe! The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hoe walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mutombo. Hoe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Mutombo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hoe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. A big right from Hoe misses. Mutombo jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit. Mutombo lands a really nice looking cross but Hoe seems unphased.
Hoe throws a sloppy head kick letting Mutombo counter with a right hand. Mutombo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mutombo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Mutombo lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Mutombo lands the left hand. Hoe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hoe avoids a kick to the body.
Mutombo tries to bum rush Hoe with a series of wild strikes but Hoe uses good footwork to avoid the assault. It seemed like Hoe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Hoe throws a quick inside leg kick. Crunch! Hoe slams his shin into Mutombo's torso. Mutombo takes one to the chin there. Mutombo connects with a crisp jab. Hoe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Mutombo lands a jab. Hoe misses with a hook
and Hoe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Mutombo connects with a leg kick. Hoe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hoe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mutombo. This has been an exciting period of action! Hoe throws a right and a left that both miss. Hoe throws a lazy right hand but Mutombo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Mutombo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Hoe throws a jab when Mutombo was well out of range. Mutombo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Mutombo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hoe. Hoe looks to throw the jab but Mutombo is out of range. Mutombo throws a sloppy head kick and Hoe moves out of range easily. Mutombo connects with a right hand. Hoe shakes it off. Nice body kick there by Mutombo. Hoe is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mutombo. Mutombo throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mutombo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoe manages to avoid it. Mutombo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hoe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hoe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mutombo is looking to counter with a body kick. Hoe takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Mutombo 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. Mutombo defending well as Hoe loads up on a big left hand. Mutombo throws a body punch but Hoe moves out of range. Hoe tries to bum rush Mutombo with a series of wild strikes but Mutombo uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Mutombo slips a jab from Hoe. Hoe throws a right hand that misses
and Mutombo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hoe scores with a body shot.
Mutombo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Mutombo misses the jab. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mutombo. Mutombo connects with a right hand. Hoe shakes it off. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hoe looks to land a right hand but Mutombo moved out of range. Jab from Hoe. Hoe jabbing away but nothing is landing. Mutombo throwing a counter right hand but Hoe manages to avoid it. Mutombo thuds his right hand into Hoe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Hoe is looking to land body kicks. Hoe throws a looping overhand right but Mutombo ducks down to avoid it. As Hoe looks to move away, Mutombo throws a big counter combo bu Hoe just gets out of the way. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ZaZa Mutombo dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hoe throws a hook but Mutombo blocks it. Mutombo thuds his right hand into Hoe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Hoe looks to land a left hand but Mutombo moved out of range nicely. Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hoe might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mutombo has got the better of the exchanges. Mutombo missing with a left hand there. Hoe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Hoe throws a counter combo. We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hoe in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off. Hoe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Nice uppercut lands for Mutombo. That snapped Hoe's head back.
Hoe misses with a few strikes there.
Mutombo has Hoe up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hoe tries a body shot but Mutombo blocks it.
Hoe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mutombo's elbow. Hoe managing to block the knees to the body from Mutombo.
That's one minute gone in the round. A short uppercut from Mutombo. Hoe manages to break the clinch.
Hoe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mutombo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Hoe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Hoe with a hook. Hoe throws a hook to the side of Mutombo's head but Mutombo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Mutombo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Mutombo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hoe can do to turn this around? Hoe lands a right hook to the body.
Mutombo tests Hoe's chin there with a solid looking shot. Mutombo feints and then cracks Hoe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hoe down.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hoe moves out of range of the leg kick from Mutombo. Hoe throws out a loose jab but Mutombo uses good head movement to avoid it. Hoe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mutombo. Mutombo obviously looking to wear him down.
Hoe throws a sloppy head kick and Mutombo moves out of range easily. ZaZa Mutombo is winning the standup battle so far. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Mutombo throws a hook to the side of Hoe's head but Hoe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Hoe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. A swing and a miss from Mutombo. Hoe throws a jab but it's blocked by Mutombo. Hoe looks to land a left hand but Mutombo moved out of range nicely. Hoe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mutombo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Hoe lands a jab to the nose. Hoe misses with a hook
and Mutombo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A shot to the liver by Hoe. Beautiful body shot. Hoe throws a shot from downtown. Mutombo moves away and avoids it. Mutombo is looking to counter punch. Mutombo lands a two punch combo.
Mutombo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hoe on the side of the head. Mutombo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hoe.
Mutombo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Mutombo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mutombo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hoe. That one must have hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mutombo moves out of range as Hoe strikes. Hoe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Hoe throws a poor cross that misses
and Hoe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Hoe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mutombo. Mutombo with a nice cross. This has been an exciting period of action! Mutombo is looking to clinch. Hoe throws a jab when Mutombo was well out of range. Hoe takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Mutombo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hoe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Mutombo lands a head shot. Mutombo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Hoe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Mutombo throws a poor cross that misses
and Mutombo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that ZaZa Mutombo will probably get the nod. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Mutombo throws a sloppy head kick and Hoe moves out of range easily. Mutombo misses with a body kick. Hoe throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Mutombo moves out of range of the strikes. Hoe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mutombo.
Mutombo throws a sloppy head kick and Hoe moves out of range easily. Hoe throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hoe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mutombo finds it's way round the side to connect with Hoe's head. Hoe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mutombo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Mutombo defending well as Hoe loads up on a big left hand. Hoe looks to throw the jab but Mutombo is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hoe throws a head kick but Mutombo moves out of range.
Hoe thows a leg kick but Mutombo checks it and Mutombo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Ivan Hoe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hoe throws a shot from downtown. Mutombo moves away and avoids it. Mutombo tries a low kick but Hoe avoids it. Hoe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mutombo was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoe. Hoe throws a combination that misses enabling Mutombo to counter with a crisp jab. Mutombo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hoe in his tracks. Hoe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hoe unleashes a big counter combination but Mutombo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Hoe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mutombo to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mutombo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Mutombo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Hoe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mutombo. Mutombo is looking to counter punch. Mutombo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Hoe throws a sloppy head kick and Mutombo counters with a one-two to the body. Ivan Hoe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Mutombo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mutombo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Mutombo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoe moves away. Hoe doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hoe crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mutombo - the referee stops the clock and Hoe gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mutombo. Hoe manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hoe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Hoe misses with a right hand and Mutombo counters with a stiff right hand. A solid leg kick lands there for Mutombo.
Mutombo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hoe. Hoe misses with a looping left. Hoe misses with a body punch
and Mutombo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Hoe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mutombo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Hoe checks the leg kick. Hoe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoe misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mutombo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoe moves away. Hoe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Mutombo lands a head shot. Hoe lands a jab to Mutombo's midsection. ZaZa Mutombo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Mutombo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Mutombo misses with a head kick.
Mutombo thumps Hoe with a low kick. Mutombo misses with a few strikes there.
And Hoe responds with a good body kick, but Mutombo manages to step out the way in time. Hoe has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mutombo. Hoe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hoe misses with a hook
and Mutombo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Hoe scores with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight! ZaZa Mutombo showed his dominance in that final round. Well Mutombo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27 Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27 Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ZaZa Mutombo! A relieved looking ZaZa Mutombo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. Ivan Hoe was interviewed post fight and said 'No hos for Hoe tonight...'.
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energy
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hype
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