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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stewart Pack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stewart Pack has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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279 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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265 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hans Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stewart Pack!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pack defending well as Kong loads up on a big left hand.
Kong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pack displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kong throws out the jab.
Pack bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kong looks to land a right hand but Pack moved out of range.
Pack steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kong.
Pack closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kong's guard.
Kong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pack passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kong is trying to get back to half guard.
Kong looking for a sweep but Pack has passed into full mount! Oh no!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pack landing strikes from the mount.
Kong keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pack lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kong hang on?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pack pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kong is trying desperately to improve position.
Pack avoids the attempt from Kong to control.
Pack postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kong looks a forlorn figure.
Kong is rocked!
Pack unloading with bombs!
Oh Kong is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pack controlling the pace for now.
Kong seems to have got his legs back now.
Pack tries to control but Kong wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pack in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pack cracks Kong with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kong sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kong is trying to get back to full guard.
Pack keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kong has hold of Pack's hands but Pack slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kong wants to get back to full guard.
Pack has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pack slips a nice elbow through Kong's hands, connecting with Kong's forehead.
Kong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pack wants to take a breather but Kong is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong won't allow Pack to pass to mount.
Pack is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pack is working for a kimura but Kong is defending it quite comfortably.
Kong is trying to get back to full guard.
Pack is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pack landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kong moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pack keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kong's head.
Pack passes Kong's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kong looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Pack pushes past his half guard into mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kong is breathing heavily.
Kong is working to get back to half guard.
Pack working the ground and pound effectively.
Pack landing strikes from the mount and Kong is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stewart Pack dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
No luck for Pack with that takedown attempt.
Pack throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pack looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pack fails to land the takedown.
Hans Kong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stewart Pack.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pack or perhaps it was just good defense by Kong, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by Pack.
Pack shoots for a double leg takedown but Kong sprawls well. He's pushed Pack's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pack tries for a takedown but Kong circles away easily
and Kong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pack has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pack will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stewart Pack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pack.
Pack is breathing heavily.
Jab by Kong.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kong.
Pack takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Pack is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kong off and has taken his back!
Kong is in bad spot here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pack is punishing Kong with strikes - can he finish him?!
Kong knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pack on the ground.
Pack is hanging on to Kong's back as he tries to escape.
Kong is taking damage to the body and head.
Kong is trying to remain composed but Pack is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Pack is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kong turns into Pack and is now in his guard.
Kong wants to control from the top but Pack keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kong with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kong distracts Pack with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pack is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kong gets full guard.
Stewart Pack has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pack postures up.
Kong wants to sweep but no luck.
Pack slips nicely into half guard.
Kong flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pack working Kong over with strikes.
Pack controlling the action here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pack lands a nice short elbow.
Pack seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kong does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pack passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kong is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kong sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kong wants to get back to full guard.
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 Hans Kong will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kong throws a jab when Pack was well out of range.
Kong displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pack.
Pack shoots in for a takedown but Kong shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kong shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pack napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kong working the strikes but Pack uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Kong wants to control but Pack is keeping him busy.
Kong throws a strike but Pack avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pack striking off his back.
Kong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kong accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pack pulls Kong in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong wants to pass the guard but Pack is keeping the position.
Kong distracts Pack with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pack is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pack is keeping the position for now.
Kong postures up.
Kong wants to pass the guard but Pack is keeping the position.
Pack looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pack is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kong stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kong wants it to stay on the feet.
Hans Kong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stewart Pack.
Pack takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pack looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kong slips under a jab from Pack.
Kong fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pack sprawls well initially but Kong persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pack is trying to get back to full guard.
Kong tries to pass to full mount but Pack defends it.
Kong is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kong is just content to waste time from the top position. Pack takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Kong throwing strikes from guard but Pack blocks nicely.
Pack working a defensive guard here.
Kong is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kong working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pack's head.
Kong stands up over Pack, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pack wants to sweep here but Kong controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pack keeping moving, preventing Kong from controlling successfully.
Kong landing some decent shots from guard.
Kong with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kong cracks Pack with a solid left hand.
Kong passes Pack's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kong not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Kong showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kong 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Kong!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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