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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Robert Hongo (ranked 5928 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Tremblay (ranked 6644 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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152 lbs
2 - 0 - 1 |
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183 cm
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145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robert Hongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kevin Tremblay!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tremblay tries for a takedown but Hongo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hongo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tremblay shoots for a takedown but Hongo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hongo feinted with a counter takedown.
Tremblay misses with a takedown attempt - Hongo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hongo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tremblay sprawls and moves away.
Robert Hongo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Tremblay.
A low kick from Tremblay is predictable there
so Hongo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hongo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hongo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tremblay controls Hongo momentarily but Hongo frees himself.
Hongo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tremblay kicks Hongo off and gets to his feet.
Hongo swats away the attempt to clinch by Tremblay.
Tremblay 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hongo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tremblay.
Tremblay is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hongo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice sprawl there from Hongo as Tremblay shoots in.
Hongo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tremblay misses with a double jab.
Hongo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tremblay closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hongo circles away.
Tremblay looks winded!
Tremblay looks to throw a body kick
and Hongo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hongo is thwarting Tremblay's attempts to control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hongo in particular looking to stall.
Tremblay works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hongo controls from within his opponent's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hongo seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tremblay for as long as he can get away with.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice takedown defense from Hongo. No joy for Tremblay on that attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tremblay fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hongo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Hongo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tremblay shoots for a double leg takedown but Hongo sprawls well. He's pushed Tremblay's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tremblay tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hongo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tremblay shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hongo pinned against the cage. Hongo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hongo attempts a counter takedown but Tremblay avoids it well and moves away.
Tremblay has a takedown stuffed.
Robert Hongo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Tremblay.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tremblay looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hongo!
Tremblay is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tremblay tries to stand but Hongo controls the position and pulls Tremblay into his guard.
Tremblay looking to sit in guard and control but Hongo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hongo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hongo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tremblay can do to turn this around?
Tremblay is looking to stand up but Hongo isn't so interested in that idea.
Robert Hongo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hongo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hongo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tremblay looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tremblay throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hongo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tremblay looks to land a combination but Hongo avoids it well.
Hongo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tremblay sprawls and moves away.
No luck for Tremblay with that takedown attempt.
Hongo tries to counter with a takedown but Tremblay is quick to defend against it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tremblay fails to land the takedown.
Hongo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tremblay tries to clinch up but Hongo circles away and keeps his distance.
Hongo tries to counter with a takedown but Tremblay is quick to defend against it.
Tremblay fails with a takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Horrible takedown attempt by Tremblay or perhaps it was just good defense by Hongo, which made it look bad.
Hongo throws a big counter combination but Tremblay scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Hongo dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Tremblay tries to clinch but Hongo is having none of it.
Hongo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tremblay shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tremblay looks for a takedown but Hongo sprawls well.
Hongo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hongo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tremblay shoots in looking for a takedown but Hongo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tremblay's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hongo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Robert Hongo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Tremblay.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tremblay goes for a double leg but Hongo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hongo continues to drive forward.
Tremblay takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tremblay tries to close the distance and clinch but Hongo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tremblay shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hongo as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tremblay tries to close the distance and clinch but Hongo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tremblay throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hongo's waist but Hongo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tremblay off to one side.
Tremblay shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hongo as he jumps to the side.
Hongo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tremblay shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hongo sprawls well. Hongo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tremblay gets slowly back to his feet.
Hongo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tremblay sprawls and moves away.
Tremblay shoots in looking for a takedown. Hongo tries to sprawl out of it but Tremblay keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hongo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tremblay will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice sprawl there from Hongo as Tremblay shoots in.
Hongo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tremblay sprawls and moves away.
Robert Hongo is winning the standup battle so far.
Tremblay misses with a hook.
Robert Hongo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hongo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hongo wants it to stay on the feet.
Hongo feinted with a counter takedown.
Tremblay misses with a head kick.
Tremblay tries to clinch
and Hongo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hongo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hongo gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Tremblay tries to clinch but Hongo is having none of it.
Tremblay looks for a takedown but Hongo sprawls well.
Tremblay is looking to clinch but Hongo is avoiding it.
Hongo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tremblay sprawls and moves away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tremblay is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hongo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kevin Tremblay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tremblay misses with a double jab
and Hongo counters with a shoot takedown. Tremblay fights it but they end up in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Hongo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hongo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Hongo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
23% |
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