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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sumbu Kalambayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stella Artois (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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210 lbs
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sumbu Kalambayo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stella Artois!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Artois shoots in but Kalambayo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kalambayo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Artois has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kalambayo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kalambayo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kalambayo wants it to stay on the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Artois or perhaps it was just good defense by Kalambayo, which made it look bad.
Sumbu Kalambayo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stella Artois.
Kalambayo scores with a leg kick.
Kalambayo connects with a body shot.
Artois dives in for a single leg takedown but Kalambayo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kalambayo feints and then cracks Artois's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Artois down.
Artois takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kalambayo dips to his left and cracks Artois with an uppercut!
Artois dives in and grabs Kalambayo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kalambayo pushes down on Artois's head and hops out.
Artois bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Artois is looking to take a break and control but Kalambayo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Artois is trying to ground and pound but Kalambayo uses the momentary lack of control by Artois to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalambayo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Artois.
Artois is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kalambayo sees it coming and defends easily.
Kalambayo won't allow Artois to pass to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kalambayo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kalambayo seems keen to control Artois's posture.
Artois wants to control from the top but Kalambayo keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Artois looking to sit in guard and control but Kalambayo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kalambayo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kalambayo stands and throws Artois's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Artois is looking to regain half guard here but Kalambayo keeps moving and retains side control.
Artois can't do much from the bottom here.
Artois tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalambayo working away.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Artois struggling a bit here.
Kalambayo remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Artois gets back to half guard.
Kalambayo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Artois trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Kalambayo manages to pass to mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kalambayo content just to control the position here.
Artois is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sumbu Kalambayo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Artois looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kalambayo is fending him off so far but Artois persists. Nope, Kalambayo circles away and we're back to standing.
Kalambayo lands a body shot.
Kalambayo stalks Artois and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Artois's face. Artois staggers backwards, shaken.
Kalambayo connects with a high kick.
It looks like Stella Artois has been cut.
Kalambayo punishes Artois's body with a nice straight punch.
Kalambayo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Artois can do to turn this around?
An inside leg kick lands from Kalambayo.
Nice body punch from Kalambayo.
Artois tries to clinch there but Kalambayo circles away.
Sumbu Kalambayo is winning the standup battle so far.
Artois fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kalambayo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Artois on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kalambayo. Kalambayo obviously looking to wear him down.
Artois takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Artois is breathing heavily.
Kalambayo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Artois takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kalambayo lands a leg kick that knocks Artois off balance momentarily.
Kalambayo lands a right hook to the body.
Kalambayo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Artois on the side of the head.
Artois is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalambayo lands a brutal uppercut that launches Artois off his feet! Artois tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sumbu Kalambayo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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