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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Papa Granit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Mubango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Granit comes to the cage accompanied by Trumpsta (Contiez feat. Treyy G). Mubango has chosen Jessie J - Bang Bang as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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211 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
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218 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Papa Granit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Christian Mubango!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granit throws the left hand but Mubango avoids the punch easily.
Granit takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mubango misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mubango tries to close the distance and clinch up but Granit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Granit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mubango looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mubango uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Granit.
Mubango looks for a takedown but Granit sprawls well.
Mubango uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Granit.
Mubango connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Granit momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mubango walks into a jab.
It looks like Christian Mubango has been cut.
Granit misses with a body shot.
Mubango looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mubango throws a leg kick but Granit checks it.
Mubango looks to score with a jab to the body but Granit is just out of range.
Granit moves forwards but Mubango connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mubango slips under a jab.
Christian Mubango seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Granit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Granit looks to score with a jab to the body but Mubango is just out of range.
Mubango tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Granit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mubango looks to score with a jab to the body but Granit is just out of range.
Granit keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mubango looks to throw a body kick
and Granit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice inside leg kick there by Granit. That's going to slow Mubango down.
Granit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mubango drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mubango cracks the inside of Granit's front leg.
Mubango feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Granit's calf.
Mubango blocks a jab.
Mubango swings for the body but Granit moves out of range.
Granit tried to counter with a leg kick but Mubango avoided it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mubango looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mubango misses with an attempted mid kick.
A shot to the liver by Granit. Beautiful body shot.
Mubango scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mubango misses the shot to the body.
Mubango throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mubango crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Granit - the referee stops the clock and Mubango gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Granit. Mubango manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mubango throws a sloppy head kick
and Mubango takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Granit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mubango throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Granit. Mubango does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mubango throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mubango swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Granit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mubango throws a sloppy body shot
and Granit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mubango fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Papa Granit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Mubango.
Mubango tries to bum rush Granit with a series of wild strikes but Granit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mubango looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A quick step to the side and Granit tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Granit just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Granit.
Mubango keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Granit with a nice cross.
Mubango moves in looking to clinch but Granit pushes him off.
A swing and a miss from Granit.
Granit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mubango sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mubango digs a good body shot into Granit's ribs.
Granit avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mubango scores with a punch to the head.
Mubango throws a right hand that misses
and Granit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mubango lands a front kick.
Mubango pushes Granit away with a front kick.
Granit misses the jab.
Mubango ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Granit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mubango drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Granit defends it well.
Granit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Granit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mubango displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Granit throws out the jab.
Mubango swings for the body but Granit moves out of range.
Granit slips a jab from Mubango.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mubango.
Granit misses with an uppercut. Mubango saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Papa Granit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Christian Mubango'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.
Mubango checks the leg kick.
Mubango with the counter takedown but Granit avoids it easily.
Granit takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice shot lands for Granit.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Mubango might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Granit has got the better of the exchanges.
Granit throws a body shot but no joy.
Mubango tries to clinch up but Granit circles away and keeps his distance.
Granit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mubango's sensitive parts.
Granit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mubango can do to turn this around?
Mubango throws a body punch but Granit moves out of range.
Mubango lands a jab to the head.
Granit loads up on a big right hand but Mubango slips the punch.
Granit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mubango has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mubango stuns Granit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big right from Granit misses.
Mubango tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Granit was well out of range. Poor timing from Mubango.
Granit takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mubango scores with a jab to the jaw.
Papa Granit is winning the standup battle so far.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mubango.
Mubango smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mubango. Granit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Granit just misses with a punch to the body.
Granit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mubango's hands.
Granit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mubango at a distance.
Mubango throws a quick inside leg kick.
Granit misses with a hook
and Mubango counters with a shoot takedown. Granit fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Granit keeping moving, preventing Mubango from controlling successfully.
Mubango throws a strike but Granit rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mubango throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mubango has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mubango not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mubango wants to sweep here but Granit controlling him for the moment.
Granit has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mubango trying to control the position.
Granit gets to his feet. Mubango looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Mubango wants to slow Granit down by chopping away at his legs.
Mubango avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mubango will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Granit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mubango.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mubango avoids the body shot from Granit.
Mubango misses with the body kick
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Granit counters with a stiff right hand.
Granit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mubango rushes Granit and presses him up against the cage.
Mubango can't find room to land a body shot as Granit controls the action.
Mubango working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mubango is looking for a takedown.
Mubango blocks a body shot from Granit.
Granit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Granit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mubango backwards.
Mubango is trying to break free.
Mubango is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Granit is defending well for now.
Mubango is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Granit lands with a light punch inside.
Granit breaks the clinch.
Granit swings for the body but Mubango moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mubango dives in and scores a takedown into Granit's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Granit looking to control.
Mubango is fighting to break Granit's control of his arms but Granit is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mubango trying to control the position from guard on top but Granit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mubango's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Granit looking for a sweep. Not yet Granit, not yet.
Mubango missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mubango looking to sit in guard and control but Granit gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Granit has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mubango is proving hard to escape from.
Mubango is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Christian Mubango will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Christian Mubango's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Granit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Granit looks to land a right hand but Mubango moved out of range.
Mubango thuds his right hand into Granit's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mubango takes a swing at Granit's ribcage but misses.
Granit is looking to counter punch.
Mubango drives through with a takedown into Granit's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Granit being controlled here, momentarily.
My spies in 5 Star Spar Bazaar OFC inform me that Mubango has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Granit lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Granit stands up from guard. Let's bang!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Granit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Granit checks a leg kick.
Mubango takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mubango just misses with a punch to the body.
Mubango slips a jab from Granit.
Mubango takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That has opened up Christian Mubango's cut even more.
Mubango tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Granit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mubango just misses with a punch to the body.
Granit misses with a looping left.
Mubango takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mubango looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Granit appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mubango keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Granit.
Mubango lands with a thumping leg kick.
Granit blocks the body kick.
Granit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mubango takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mubango throws a body shot but no joy.
Granit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mubango moves in looking to clinch but Granit pushes him off.
Granit throws out a loose jab but Mubango uses good head movement to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Granit.
Mubango is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Granit rather than just go for the knockout.
Granit slips under a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Granit works the jab nicely.
Mubango shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mubango showed some decent athleticism there.
Mubango not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Granit has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mubango is working away from the top position though.
Granit wants to improve his position but Mubango is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mubango working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mubango is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Granit is just riding it out for now. Mubango eventually gives up the hold.
Granit is trying to get back to full guard.
Mubango not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Granit wants to control but Mubango is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Granit is pressing down on Mubango's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Granit is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mubango lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mubango stands and throws Granit's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Granit is not content to let Mubango control the position.
Mubango lands an elbow.
Mubango misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Mubango throws an elbow but Granit slips to the side and avoids it well.
Granit struggling a bit here.
Mubango is chipping away with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Papa Granit.
I think Granit has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Papa Granit!
Our winner, Papa Granit, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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