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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between El Loco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenalemodisa Mabogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mabogo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 3 Doors Down - Duck and Run kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kenalemodisa Mabogo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with El Loco's chin.
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275 lbs
33 - 23 - 1 |
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215 lbs
19 - 19 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, El Loco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kenalemodisa Mabogo!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loco gets caught napping as Mabogo dives in and scores a takedown. Loco manages to retain guard.
Loco pushes Mabogo off and gets back to his feet.
Loco is looking to chop away at Mabogo's legs.
El Loco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Loco. Mabogo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Loco lands with a good body shot.
Mabogo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Loco manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Mabogo keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mabogo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Loco prevents it.
Mabogo manages to break the clinch.
Mabogo shoots in for a takedown but Loco shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Loco stuffs the takedown attempt from Mabogo. Mabogo gets slowly back to his feet.
El Loco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenalemodisa Mabogo.
Mabogo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Loco misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Loco. That's going to slow Mabogo down.
Loco throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mabogo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Loco stalks Mabogo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mabogo's face. Mabogo staggers backwards, shaken.
Loco misses with a hook. Mabogo ducked under it nicely.
Mabogo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mabogo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Loco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mabogo avoids the body shot from Loco.
Good exchange - Loco coming out on top.
Mabogo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Loco sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mabogo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mabogo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Loco avoids it really well and circles away.
Mabogo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Loco is trying to defend but Mabogo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loco is not content to let Mabogo control the position.
Mabogo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Loco controlling the position for now.
Mabogo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mabogo is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Loco reverses the position - he's now on top in Mabogo's guard.
Loco is stalling in the full guard.
Loco wanted to stand there but Mabogo had control of the position.
Mabogo has Loco pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loco content to stall in guard here.
Mabogo controls Loco momentarily but Loco frees himself.
Loco gets to his feet - Mabogo follows without any prompting.
Loco throws a nice outside leg kick.
Loco misses with a double jab.
Mabogo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mabogo misses with a takedown attempt - Loco sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Loco throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mabogo counters with a series of strikes. Loco will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mabogo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mabogo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Loco sprawls well. Loco wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mabogo gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mabogo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mabogo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Loco missing with a left hand there. Mabogo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mabogo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loco loads up on a big right hand but Mabogo slips the punch.
A punch combination from Mabogo misses.
Mabogo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Loco ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Loco throws a one two combo.
Loco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mabogo.
Sloppy strikes from Mabogo. Those never looked like landing.
Loco changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mabogo tries to avoid it but Loco manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mabogo to the ground. Mabogo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mabogo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mabogo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loco.
Mabogo feints the counter takedown.
Mabogo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Loco half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Mabogo. No joy for Loco on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Loco dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Loco drives through with a takedown into Mabogo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mabogo trying to keep a closed guard but Loco is proving a slippery customer.
Mabogo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mabogo being controlled here, momentarily.
Mabogo looking for a sweep. Not yet Mabogo, not yet.
Loco wants to pass the guard but Mabogo is keeping the position.
Loco will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mabogo is trying to keep Loco in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mabogo is pulling down on Loco's head. It's preventing any offense from Loco, at least for the moment.
Our spies down at at Russian Fighting Community Gym inform us that Mabogo has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Loco wanted to stand there but Mabogo had control of the position.
Loco controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mabogo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Loco wants to stand but Mabogo is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Loco lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mabogo dives in and grabs Loco's left leg, looking for a takedown. Loco pushes down on Mabogo's head and hops out.
Loco is looking for a counter combo.
Loco misses with an uppercut
and Mabogo counters with a one-two to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mabogo is defended easily by Loco.
Loco connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mabogo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Loco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mabogo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Loco circles away.
El Loco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenalemodisa Mabogo.
Loco misses with a body shot.
Loco stuffs the takedown attempt from Mabogo. Mabogo gets slowly back to his feet.
A combination from Loco does no damage.
Mabogo defending well as Loco loads up on a big left hand.
Loco is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Loco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mabogo can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loco throws a right hand that Mabogo ducks under and follows up with a left that Mabogo also avoids with ease.
Loco is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Loco lands an overhand right.
Mabogo ducks under a wild hook from Loco.
Mabogo misses with a series of wild punches.
Loco misses with a looping left.
Loco misses with a hook.
El Loco is winning the standup battle so far.
Loco throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loco leaves Mabogo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Loco misses with a straight left.
Mabogo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Loco tests Mabogo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Loco looks to score with a jab to the body but Mabogo is just out of range.
Mabogo dodges the punch combination from Loco.
Mabogo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mabogo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Loco lands a glancing blow to the side of Mabogo's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mabogo fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Loco was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Loco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mabogo.
Loco misses with a hook. Mabogo ducked under it nicely.
Mabogo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Loco sprawls well. Loco wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mabogo gets slowly back to his feet.
Mabogo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Loco shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mabogo eats them both and turns towards Loco to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loco lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
No joy there for Loco, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Loco tries to bum rush Mabogo with a series of wild strikes but Mabogo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Mabogo misses.
A punch combination from Loco misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Loco dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mabogo blocks a jab.
Loco is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mabogo gets the takedown into side control.
Mabogo looking to control but instead Loco has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Mabogo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Loco is looking to improve his position.
Mabogo trying to control the action but Loco is working from the bottom.
Mabogo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Loco sees it coming and defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mabogo wants to take a breather but Loco is having none of it.
Mabogo looks to land a strike but Loco avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Mabogo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Loco keeping moving, preventing Mabogo from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mabogo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mabogo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mabogo trying to control the position from guard on top but Loco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Loco pulls Mabogo in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A left and a right from Loco both land. Nice combination.
Loco digs a good body shot into Mabogo's ribs.
Loco gets a takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Loco seems content to control.
Kenalemodisa Mabogo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mabogo trying to control but Loco postures up.
Loco controlling the action here.
Mabogo wants to improve his position but Loco is controlling well.
Mabogo looking for submissions off his back.
El Loco overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mabogo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mabogo tries to roll over but Loco keeps him under control.
Mabogo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Loco tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loco with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Loco seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mabogo for as long as he can get away with.
Mabogo wants to get back to full guard.
Loco is thwarting Mabogo's attempts to control the position.
It looks like Loco is going to stand back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Loco lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Loco misses with an uppercut.
Loco stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Loco wants it to stay on the feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Loco misses the target.
Loco lands a right hook to the body.
El Loco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mabogo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Loco checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Loco scores with a decent looking hook.
Loco is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Loco lands a jab-cross combination.
Loco jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Loco scores with a shot to the body.
Loco swings for the body but Mabogo moves out of range.
Mabogo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mabogo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mabogo dives in and grabs Loco's left leg, looking for a takedown. Loco pushes down on Mabogo's head and hops out.
Loco throwing a counter right hand but Mabogo manages to avoid it.
Loco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Loco swings for the body but Mabogo moves out of range.
Loco dodges the punch combination from Mabogo.
Loco works the jab nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
El Loco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Loco 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... El Loco!
Jumping up and down and very excited, El Loco waved his t-shirt featuring Gentlemens Laundry - 10 %'s logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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