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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nam Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ngolo Kantogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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195 lbs
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192 cm
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200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nam Ho !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ngolo Kantogo!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kantogo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ho misses with a left hand
and Kantogo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Nam Ho has been cut.
Kantogo moves out of range of the strikes.
Ho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kantogo.
Kantogo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ho throws a big shot that misses.
Kantogo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kantogo throws a right hand that Ho ducks under and follows up with a left that Ho also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kantogo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ho misses with a right hand
and Kantogo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kantogo scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kantogo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho manages to avoid it.
Ho looks to land a right hand but Kantogo moved out of range.
Ho scores with a punch to the head.
Nam Ho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Ho - just one landing.
Kantogo thuds a left hand into Ho 's body.
Ho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho . Kantogo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ho avoids the body shot from Kantogo.
Ho throws out a loose jab but Kantogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ho lands a glancing blow to the side of Kantogo's head.
Ho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kantogo throws out the jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kantogo, as that shot connected.
Ho definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kantogo slips a jab from Ho .
Kantogo misses with a wild body shot.
Ho paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kantogo throws a looping overhand right but Ho ducks down to avoid it.
Ho throws a lazy uppercut
and Kantogo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kantogo manages to avoid it.
Kantogo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ho throws a right hand that misses
and Kantogo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ho misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Kantogo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ho gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ho lands a right hand.
Ho digs a right hand into Kantogo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kantogo's gas tank.
Kantogo swings wildly with an uppercut but Ho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ho works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kantogo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've been informed that Kantogo has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kantogo letting Ho take a breather here.
Kantogo swings wildly with an uppercut but Ho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kantogo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kantogo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ho scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from Kantogo.
A shot in the inside from Kantogo.
Ho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ho presses Kantogo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kantogo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ho digs a right hand underneath Kantogo's ribcage. Kantogo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Ho .
Ho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ho rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kantogo counters with a nice body shot.
Ho cracks a nice hook into Kantogo's ribs.
Ho fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kantogo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kantogo looks winded!
Ho throws out a loose jab but Kantogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nam Ho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nam Ho 's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ho misses with an uppercut.
Ho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kantogo can do to turn this around?
Kantogo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ho scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kantogo misses with a lunging right hand
and Ho counters by moving into the clinch.
Kantogo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kantogo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kantogo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ho tries to work over Kantogo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kantogo swings wildly with an uppercut but Ho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ho 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kantogo tries a body shot but Ho blocks it.
Kantogo throws a punch but it's blocked by Ho .
A head punch on the inside from Ho fails to land.
Ho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kantogo prevents a body shot from Ho .
Nam Ho has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ho scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ho lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Kantogo.
Ho struggles to land a body shot inside as Kantogo controls his hands.
Ho gets through Kantogo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ho lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kantogo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kantogo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kantogo swings wildly with an uppercut but Ho uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Ho on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Kantogo.
Kantogo tries to work over Ho 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kantogo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kantogo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kantogo lands a shoulder strike.
Ho has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kantogo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ho backwards.
Ho scores with a hook to the body.
Kantogo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ho manages to break the clinch.
Kantogo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho .
Kantogo seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Ho shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Kantogo is backing up but Ho catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Kantogo covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Ho Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nam Ho !
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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