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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ed Landry (ranked 2465 p4p, 333 weight class) and Xafan Kong (ranked 2452 p4p, 331 weight class). Landry comes into the arena with Ride Wit Me - Nelly blaring out of the sound system. Kong has chosen Demon's Theme as his entrance music. Ed Landry could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Xafan Kong's chin.
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215 lbs
15 - 14 - 0 |
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210 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class 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 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ed Landry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xafan Kong!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landry misses with a series of wild punches.
Landry throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Kong counter with a right hand.
Landry looks to land a combination but Kong avoids it well.
Kong misses with a wild body shot.
Kong throws a chopping leg kick but Landry manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kong missing with a left hand there. Landry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kong has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Landry looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Landry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kong swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Landry.
Kong throws a leg kick
and Landry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kong cracks the inside of Landry's front leg.
Kong throws a wild body kick that Landry sees coming a mile off.
Kong misses with an attempted mid kick.
Landry fails to land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Landry manages to avoid it.
Kong throws a nice inside leg kick.
Landry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kong.
Ed Landry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Kong both land. Nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Kong misses.
Landry was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Landry misses with a few strikes there.
Landry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kong circles away quickly and effectively.
Landry misses with a wild body shot.
Kong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A combination from Landry does no damage.
A little jabbing left from Kong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Landry lands a two punch combo.
Kong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kong throws a looping overhand right but Landry ducks down to avoid it.
Landry looks to land a combination but Kong avoids it well.
Kong thuds his shin into the meat of Landry's side.
Landry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kong throws out the jab.
Landry seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kong.
Crunch! Kong slams his shin into Landry's torso.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Landry does no damage.
Landry moves out of range of the strikes.
Landry misses the jab.
Kong raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kong thuds his shin into the meat of Landry's side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Landry does no damage.
Landry slips under a jab from Kong.
Landry swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Landry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Landry has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kong.
Kong digs a good body shot into Landry's ribs.
Kong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kong throws a shot from downtown. Landry moves away and avoids it.
Kong thows a body kick. Landry tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kong scoring well with a low kick there.
Landry ducks under a wild hook from Kong.
Landry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kong was well out of range. Poor timing from Landry.
Landry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kong feints a counter leg kick.
Landry has his takedown stuffed
and Kong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Landry takes a swing at Kong's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kong.
Landry on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kong delivers a nice body kick.
Kong cracks the inside of Landry's front leg.
Landry throws out a loose jab but Kong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kong works the jab nicely.
Kong doesn't manage to clinch there - Landry circles away.
Kong dodges the punch combination from Landry.
Nice shot by Landry.
Kong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Landry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kong uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Landry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Kong misses.
Landry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Landry swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Landry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kong.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kong takes a swing at Landry's ribcage but misses.
Landry will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kong lands a body shot.
Kong is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Landry had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Landry misses with a hook. Kong ducked under it nicely.
Landry takes one to the chin there.
Kong takes a swing at Landry's ribcage but misses.
Kong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Landry chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kong can pounce on him.
Kong lands with a good body shot.
Landry looks to land a left hand but Kong moved out of range nicely.
Landry takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kong lands a jab to Landry's midsection.
Landry is breathing heavily.
Kong connects with the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Landry steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kong. That one must have hurt.
Kong lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kong.
Kong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kong swings for the body but Landry moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xafan Kong dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Landry walks into a jab.
A lazy left from Landry finds it's target.
Xafan Kong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Landry moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Landry was well out of range. Poor timing from Kong.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kong.
Kong connects with a body shot that sends Landry's belly button to the back.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Landry.
Landry misses with a double jab
and Kong counters with a nice uppercut.
Landry looks for the body kick but Kong saw that one coming.
Kong lands with a nice body punch.
Kong scores with a kick to the body.
Kong just misses with a punch to the body.
Landry throws a big counter combination but Kong scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Landry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kong manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kong scores with a jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A lazy left from Kong finds it's target.
Landry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Landry might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kong moves out of range of the body kick.
Landry avoids the body shot from Kong.
A shot to the liver by Kong. Beautiful body shot.
Kong swings for the body but Landry moves out of range.
Landry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kong.
Kong takes a swing at Landry's ribcage but misses.
Kong leaves Landry with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Kong.
Landry misses with a series of wild punches.
Kong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kong looks to score with a jab to the body but Landry is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Landry. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong looks to score with a jab to the body but Landry is just out of range.
Kong throws a series of punches but Landry avoids them all with ease.
Kong is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Landry rather than just go for the knockout.
Kong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Landry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Landry walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kong misses with a looping left.
Landry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kong.
Landry lands a body shot.
Kong tests Landry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kong closes the distance and pushes Landry back into the cage.
Kong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kong digs a right hand into Landry's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Landry's gas tank.
Kong lands with a light punch inside.
Kong can't find room to land a body shot as Landry controls the action.
Kong has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong tries to work over Landry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Kong.
Landry is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Landry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kong pushes Landry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kong scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kong.
Kong is working Landry over against the cage.
Kong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kong pushes Landry back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kong pushes Landry back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Landry.
Landry looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kong.
Kong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Landry prevents a body shot from Kong.
I was talking to Landry's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kong lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kong pushes Landry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Landry is rocked!
Kong breaks from the clinch.
Landry with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kong to score with a decent uppercut.
Oh Landry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kong moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd cheers as Kong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Landry doesn't seem phased though.
Landry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kong throws an overhand right that drops Landry like a sack of potatoes! Kong dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xafan Kong!
Xafan Kong was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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