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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hughtavious Mingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmie Craig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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215 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hughtavious Mingo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmie Craig!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mingo slips a straight right by Craig.
Mingo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mingo digs a good hook to Craig's body.
Mingo needs to keep his hands up - Craig had a free shot at his head there.
Craig misses with a wild body shot.
Mingo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Craig.
Mingo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Woodhouse's in the buildup to the fight.
Craig throws a lazy uppercut
and Mingo counters with a three punch combo that has Craig backing up. Craig nods at Mingo to acknowledge the strikes.
Craig throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jimmie Craig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Craig takes a swing at Mingo's ribcage but misses.
Craig takes one on the button.
Craig misses with a series of wild punches.
Craig tries a head kick but it misses.
Mingo misses with the combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Craig throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mingo.
Mingo 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.
Craig tries to score with a low kick but Mingo moves his leg out of the way.
Craig ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mingo moves away.
It looked like Mingo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Craig misses with the combination.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Craig has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mingo misses with a few strikes there.
Craig lands a jab to the nose.
Mingo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Craig uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mingo.
Mingo lands a body shot.
Craig scores with a three punch combo!
Mingo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mingo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mingo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Craig circles away quickly and effectively.
Mingo swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Craig listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Craig misses with a wild body shot.
Craig jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mingo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Craig back to the ropes. Mingo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Craig throws an overhand right that lands on Mingo's shoulder, as Mingo tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mingo scores with a jab. Craig acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mingo lands a two punch combo.
Mingo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mingo throws a hook but Craig avoids it easily.
Mingo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mingo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Craig is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mingo.
Craig lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mingo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Craig! But no joy.
Craig throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mingo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mingo just misses with a punch to the body.
Craig misses with a straight right.
Mingo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Oooooh!!! Mingo has knocked Craig down with a huge combo! Mingo steps away and waves a wobbly Craig back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Craig is rocked!
It looks like Jimmie Craig has been cut.
Craig misses with a hook. Mingo ducked under it nicely.
Craig is still on wobbly legs! Can Mingo finish him?
Mingo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Craig lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mingo digs a good body shot into Craig's ribs.
Oooooh!!! Craig has knocked Mingo down with a huge combo! Craig steps away and waves a wobbly Mingo back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Craig seems to have recovered his senses.
It looks like Hughtavious Mingo has been cut.
Craig throws a half hearted mid kick.
Craig misses with a hook.
Mingo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mingo scores with a shot to the body.
Mingo misses with a two punch combination.
Craig avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Craig moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mingo is rocked!
Craig moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oh Mingo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mingo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Craig was well out of range. Poor timing from Mingo.
Mingo seems to have got his legs back now.
Mingo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Craig. Those never looked like landing.
Craig ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mingo moves away.
Craig misses with a looping left.
Craig misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craig uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mingo.
Mingo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Craig.
Craig swings away with a body shot that misses
and Craig takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mingo blocks a head kick by Craig.
A bone on bone clash there as Craig blocks the leg kick.
Craig throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mingo is looking to counter punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mingo. Craig does a little dance to reset his feet.
Craig misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mingo.
Craig throws a series of punches but Mingo avoids them all with ease.
Mingo misses with a low kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Craig misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mingo. Craig does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mingo slips a straight right by Craig.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mingo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Craig circles away quickly and effectively.
Craig drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Craig throws a sloppy head kick and Mingo moves out of range easily.
Mingo is looking to wear down Craig with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Craig defending well as Mingo loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hughtavious Mingo will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Craig throws the left hand but Mingo avoids the punch easily.
Mingo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Craig scores with a push kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Mingo misses the target.
Hughtavious Mingo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Craig takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mingo lands a left and a right that send Craig crashing to the mat, dazed. Mingo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Craig takes a swing at Mingo's ribcage but misses.
Mingo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mingo swinging wildly here.
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!
Craig lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mingo lands with a shot to the body.
Craig misses with a two punch combination.
Mingo misses with the combination.
Hughtavious Mingo is winning the standup battle so far.
Mingo walks into a stiff left hand from Craig.
Craig misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mingo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Craig swings widly with a right hand
and Mingo counters with a stiff right hand.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Craig might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mingo has got the better of the exchanges.
Mingo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Craig throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mingo's head.
Mingo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Craig uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mingo.
Mingo lands a slapping body shot.
Mingo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mingo scores with a leg kick.
Mingo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Craig moves away.
Mingo defending well as Craig loads up on a big left hand.
Craig needs to keep his hands up - Mingo had a free shot at his head there.
Craig throws a sloppy head kick and Mingo moves out of range easily.
Mingo dances in with a quick combination. Craig is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Mingo snaps Craig's head back. Craig stumbles backwards against the ropes. Mingo steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Craig's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Craig just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hughtavious Mingo!
Hughtavious Mingo retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Hughtavious Mingo 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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RATING
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