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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between El Ka Bong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Fistface (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bong's entrance music is ULTRAMAGNETIC MCs - Ego Trippin. A fine choice. Matt Fistface has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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198 cm
35
235 lbs
12 - 18 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, El Ka Bong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Fistface!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ben Watson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bong wants to clinch up but Fistface keeps it at a distance.
Bong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fistface scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like El Ka Bong has been cut.
Bong clinches with his opponent.
Bong can't break the clinch.
Fistface breaks the clinch.
Bong lands with a hook. Fistface tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bong shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fistface defends it nicely.
Bong seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A combination from Fistface does no damage.
Bong drops down looking for a counter takedown but Fistface sprawls and moves away.
Bong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fistface showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bong.
Bong sets himself, and Fistface steps forward looking for the clinch! Bong avoids it this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bong throws a hook but Fistface blocks it.
Bong is looking to clinch.
Fistface looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bong is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bong tries to clinch up.
Bong clinches.
Bong misses with a punch on the inside.
Fistface breaks the clinch.
Bong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bong slips a jab from Fistface.
Bong works the jab nicely.
Bong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fistface.
Fistface keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fistface connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bong scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fistface fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fistface fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bong appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A combination from Fistface does no damage.
Bong has Fistface up against the cage in a clinch.
Bong works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bong with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fistface told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Fistface preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fistface keeping moving, preventing Bong from controlling successfully.
Fistface wants to stand and escape but Bong is having none of it.
Bong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fistface is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bong is controlling him.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bong fails with a takedown attempt.
Bong dodges the punch combination from Fistface.
Nice sprawl there from Fistface as Bong shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for El Ka Bong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bong moves in looking to clinch but Fistface pushes him off.
A punch combination from Fistface misses.
Bong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fistface at a distance.
Bong takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bong.
It looks like Matt Fistface has been cut.
Bong tries to clinch up but Fistface circles away and keeps his distance.
Bong wants to clinch up but Fistface keeps it at a distance.
Fistface throws a hook but Bong blocks it.
Fistface throws a left that rocks Bong and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Fistface dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Bong regain composure!
Bong is rocked!
El Ka Bong's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bong is looking to reverse the position.
Fistface wants to stand but Bong has his arm trapped.
Bong is trying to get back to half guard.
Fistface wants to stand but Bong has his arm trapped.
Fistface trying to control the position but Bong is working away.
Bong tries to improve position but can't.
Bong is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Fistface will probably get the nod.
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!
Bong scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bong taking a breather here.
Fistface bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Bong closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bong lands in his opponent's guard.
Bong has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fistface wants to get back to his feet but Bong is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bong passes into half guard.
Fistface blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bong.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bong working Fistface over with strikes.
Fistface is not content to let Bong control the position.
Bong thows a huge punch but Fistface dodges it nicely.
Bong is trying to control. Fistface wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bong works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bong punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bong looking to finish with strikes here!
Fistface in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fistface holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bong tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bong lands with some strikes.
Fistface tries to buck Bong off but he can't manage it.
El Ka Bong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bong with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Bong throws some wild stikes that Fistface manages to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fistface holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bong tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Fistface is squirming around, avoiding Bong's attempts to control the action.
BOOM! Bong connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bong looking to finish with strikes here!
Bong can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fistface is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bong thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bong throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Fistface because Bong loaded up on that one.
Bong looking to ground and pound but Fistface is blocking nicely.
Bong throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bong thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bong working the ground and pound effectively.
Fistface wants to try and get back to his feet.
The referee warns Fistface that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Ka Bong dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bong rushes Fistface and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fistface is trying to break the clinch but Bong has him pressed against the cage.
Bong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fistface can do to turn this around?
Bong wants to stall.
Fistface breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bong walks into a straight right hand from Fistface.
Bong gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fistface is looking to stand up but Bong won't let him.
Fistface wants to control from the top but Bong keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fistface decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Fistface throws a left that rocks Bong and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Fistface dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Bong regain composure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Bong's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fistface wants to stand but Bong has his arm trapped.
Fistface tries to stand but Bong controls the position and pulls Fistface into his guard.
Bong wants to sweep here but Fistface controlling him for the moment.
Fistface is looking to stand up but Bong won't let him.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bong is on top in guard.
Bong scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bong trying to control but Fistface is working from the bottom.
Bong has gone for a leg lock! Fistface slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bong's guard.
Bong throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bong wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fistface would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bong looking for a guillotine here but Fistface defends easily.
Fistface wants to stand but Bong has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bong has his foot on Fistface's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fistface works his way back into a safe position though.
Fistface tries to stand but Bong is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bong manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fistface manages to get himself to full guard.
Bong is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bong is looking to work some ground and pound but Fistface has wrist control.
Fistface is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fistface works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bong throws a big elbow that misses.
Bong tries to free his leg and advance position but Fistface is retaining full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Fistface comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fistface has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Fistface!
Matt Fistface 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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energy
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hype
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RATING
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