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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Never More (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Olonga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). More comes into the arena with Never More blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 cm
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215 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
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187 cm
36
213 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Never More! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Olonga! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! More dips down and scores with a jab to the body. More misses with a leg kick. Olonga counters with a body kick. More explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Olonga avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Olonga looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. More just misses with a punch to the body.
Olonga just misses with a punch to the body.
Olonga has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight. More motions for Olonga to come forward. More throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Olonga throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. More takes one to the side of the head.
More drops his hands momentarily and Olonga takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Never More has been cut. More tries to work over Olonga's front leg with a kick but Olonga checks it. Olonga lands with a shot to the body. More throws a leg kick which misses Olonga's front leg but catches the back leg as Olonga tries to avoid it. Olonga just misses with a punch to the body.
Olonga looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Crunch! More slams his shin into Olonga's torso. More tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Olonga throws a lazy right hand but More sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Olonga throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Olonga misses with a body kick. More lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. More looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. More shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Olonga has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from More. Olonga throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Olonga misses with a kick to the body.
Olonga throws a lazy uppercut
and More counters with a thumping low kick. More getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Olonga throws a jab but it's blocked by More. More throws a front kick aimed at Olonga's knee but Olonga avoids it well. More lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Olonga tries to move into range but More moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Olonga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Olonga checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. More lands the left hand. This has been an exciting period of action! More slips under a jab. Olonga takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
More with a body punch. A glancing blow. Olonga blocks a low kick nicely. Olonga looks like he wants to counter punch here. More tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olonga was well out of range. Poor timing from More. Olonga misses the shot to the body. More looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Olonga lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Olonga. A looping hook to the body misses from Olonga. More does a little dance to reset his feet. Ouch! a nice leg kick from More, right into the meat.
A big left from Olonga misses. Good shot there by Olonga. Olonga sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Olonga dips to his left and cracks More with an uppercut! Olonga takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round. More slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. More fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Olonga throws a jab when More was well out of range. Olonga takes one to the side of the head.
More throws a low kick, looking for Olonga's leg but Olonga calmly moves out of range. More throws a head kick but Olonga moves out of range.
More's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Olonga connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! More scrambles back to his feet. Olonga changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. More throws a chopping leg kick but Olonga manages to avoid taking any serious damage. More tries a low kick but Olonga avoids it. Olonga tries to work over More's front leg with a kick but More checks it. Olonga misses with a wild body shot. Olonga swings for the body but More moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from More misses the target. Donk. More catches Olonga right on the button with a cross. More throws a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Olonga blocks a low kick nicely. Olonga throws a looping overhand right but More ducks down to avoid it. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Olonga misses the shot to the body. A nice inside leg kick there by More. That's going to slow Olonga down. Olonga checks a low kick from More. Olonga lands a nice shot to the body.
More ducks under a wild hook from Olonga. More is looking to counter punch. The fighters circling - Olonga throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Olonga connects with a solid leg kick. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Olonga. A nice leg kick lands there from More. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Olonga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
More throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Olonga throws a big shot that misses. More lands a jab. 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 Never More will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Never More's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Olonga throws a jab but it's blocked by More. More connects with the punch. Olonga wants to land a leg kick but More is out of range. Never More is winning the standup battle so far. Olonga avoids a punch combination nicely.
Olonga is clearly trying to counter these attacks from More with a body shot. More looks to land a body kick but Olonga moved away. Olonga connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Olonga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from More.
More jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit. More takes a swing at Olonga's ribcage but misses. More walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Olonga misses with a hook. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. More scores with a hook. Olonga connects with the punch. More shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. More throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
More avoids the body shot from Olonga.
That's one minute gone in the round. Olonga ducks down and throws a hook to the body. More lunges at Olonga with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Olonga's hand. More throws the kick towards the body but Olonga avoids it. Some bone on bone action there as More checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Olonga 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. More ducks under a wild hook from Olonga. More swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. More fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Olonga manages to avoid it. More throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. A slow jab from Olonga misses its intended target. Olonga throws a predictable looking body shot
and More cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. More avoids a kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Olonga. Olonga throws the left hand but More avoids the punch easily. As Olonga backs away, More returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Olonga throws the left hand but More avoids the punch easily. More jabbing away but nothing is landing. Olonga is clearly trying to counter these attacks from More with a body shot. More lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Olonga changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. This has been an exciting period of action! Olonga tries to score with a low kick but More moves his leg out of the way. More swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. More throws a leg kick but Olonga checks it. More smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Olonga looks to throw the jab but More is out of range. Olonga just misses with a punch to the body.
Olonga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Olonga lands with a kick to the ribs.
Olonga takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. More shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. More tries a head kick but it misses.
More checks a low kick from Olonga. More moves out of range as Olonga throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Olonga scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Olonga misses with a jab to the body
and More counters with a lovely straight right hand! More fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Olonga manages to avoid it. A little jabbing left from Olonga on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Olonga's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. More misses with an attempted mid kick.
Olonga ducks down and throws a hook to the body. More uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Olonga. An inside leg kick from More misses. Olonga plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Never More's cut is getting worse. Good shot there by More. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from More lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Olonga has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Olonga and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. More misses with an uppercut. Olonga saw that one coming. Olonga avoids the head kick by More.
It seemed like Olonga was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. More slips under a jab from Olonga. Olonga scores with the left hand. More knows he should have avoided that one. Olonga slips a straight right by More.
That's four minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! More fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Olonga is out of range. Olonga avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Olonga avoids a low kick by using good footwork. More fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. More throws the left hand but Olonga avoids the punch easily. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. More throws a big shot that misses. Olonga was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Olonga connects with a looping right hand.
More checks the leg kick nicely there.
More feinted there with a counter leg kick. More chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Olonga stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from More. More sizes up Olonga with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Olonga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. More sees it coming and avoids it easily. Olonga takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A clash of legs there as Olonga blocks the low kick. It seemed like Olonga was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Olonga takes a kick to the side of the head. 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 Never More will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Never More's cut. That's time! More's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Olonga defending well as More loads up on a big left hand. Olonga missing with a left hand there. More was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. More throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Olonga blocks a jab. Olonga slips under a jab. Olonga throws a quick inside leg kick. Olonga slips under a jab from More. More throws a leg kick and Olonga counters with a nice leg kick. More misses with a body kick. More finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. More takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
More thows a leg kick but Olonga checks it enabling Olonga to counter with a crisp jab. Olonga bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of More's head. More throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Olonga throws out a counter right but More avoids it with no problem. A looping hook to the body misses from More. Olonga does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from More. Olonga does a little dance to reset his feet. More on the wrong end of a nice hook. More moves out of range of the body kick. Olonga cracks More with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Olonga scores with a nice head shot.
More is rocked! More slips under a jab from Olonga. More lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Olonga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
More tried to score with a low kick but Olonga checks it. Olonga now looks to counter with a shot at the body. More tries to score with a low kick but Olonga moves his leg out of the way. More fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Olonga manages to avoid it. A thudding body kick lands there by More!
That kick from More tenderised Olonga's leg. Olonga is trying to keep his angry face on. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from More lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Olonga has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Olonga and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. A swing and a miss from Olonga. Never More is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Olonga scores with a hook to the body. More takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. More takes a shot right to the bread basket. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Olonga thows a left - swing and a miss! Olonga throws out a loose jab but More uses good head movement to avoid it. Nice defenses there by More. Olonga keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Olonga lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Never More's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Olonga has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from More. Olonga tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. More is looking to land body kicks. More catches Olonga with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Olonga misses with a body shot.
More throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Olonga connects with a body shot. More keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Olonga on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by More. More obviously looking to wear him down.
More throws a head kick but Olonga moves out of range.
Olonga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from More.
Olonga looks to throw the jab but More is out of range. Olonga misses with a right hand and More counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. More throws a leg kick that is checked and Olonga counters with a nice uppercut. Olonga lands an overhand right. Olonga throws a hook but More blocks it. An inside leg kick from More misses. More motions for Olonga to come forward. More throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. A little jabbing left from Olonga on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Olonga digs a good body shot into More's ribs. Nice jab there from Olonga. Olonga looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Olonga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from More.
Henry Olonga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Olonga digs a good hook to More's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Olonga lands a nice looking body kick. More connects with a single shot there. Olonga drops More with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but More looks back up at him and smiles so Olonga waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh More is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Olonga with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crack! Olonga connects with the perfect overhand right and More falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Olonga!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Henry Olonga!
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