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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Head Bussa (ranked 5971 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bwanali Longwe (ranked 21252 p4p, 0 weight class). Longwe has chosen kojo funds dun talking as his entrance music. Bwanali Longwe told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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215 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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190 cm
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205 lbs
7 - 12 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Head Bussa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bwanali Longwe!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longwe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bussa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Longwe scrambles back to his feet.
Longwe moves away from the strike by Bussa.
The fight stays on the outside here - Longwe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Longwe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bussa gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bussa wants to stand but Longwe is controlling the position.
Bussa has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Longwe is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Longwe has Bussa pressed against the cage, preventing Bussa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Longwe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Longwe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bussa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bussa gets caught napping as Longwe dives in and scores a takedown. Bussa manages to retain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bussa has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Longwe is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bussa wants to stand and escape but Longwe is having none of it.
Longwe postures up.
Longwe trying to control the position from guard on top but Bussa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bussa looking for a sweep. Not yet Bussa, not yet.
Bussa keeping moving, preventing Longwe from controlling successfully.
Longwe wants to pass the guard but Bussa is keeping the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bussa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bussa loads up on a big right hand but Longwe slips the punch.
Bussa gets caught flat footed, as Longwe shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Longwe stopping the sweep attempt from Bussa.
Bussa is working hard here to advance position.
Longwe stops Bussa from standing up.
Bussa is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Longwe won't allow Bussa to sweep him here.
Bussa keeping moving, preventing Longwe from controlling successfully.
Longwe looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longwe drops back looking for a leg! Bussa is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bussa manages to kick Longwe off! Longwe jumps back into Bussa's guard.
Bussa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bwanali Longwe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Longwe throws a right hand that Bussa ducks under and follows up with a left that Bussa also avoids with ease.
Longwe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bussa.
Bussa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Longwe walks into a straight right hand from Bussa.
Nice sprawl there from Bussa as Longwe shoots in.
Bussa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longwe tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bussa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Longwe somewhat.
Head Bussa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bwanali Longwe.
Bussa misses with a few strikes there.
Longwe misses with a body shot
letting Bussa counter with a right hand.
Bussa swings widly with a right hand
and Longwe counters with a nice body shot.
Bussa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bussa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Longwe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bussa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bussa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Longwe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Head Bussa dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Longwe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Longwe throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bussa was covering up waiting for the punch and Longwe finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bussa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Longwe is controlling him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Longwe trying to control the position from guard on top but Bussa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longwe stopping the sweep attempt from Bussa.
Bussa keeping moving, preventing Longwe from controlling successfully.
Bussa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bussa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Longwe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bussa kicks Longwe off and gets to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Longwe.
Longwe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Head Bussa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bwanali Longwe.
Bussa swinging wildly here.
Longwe counters with a body kick.
Longwe fails with the takedown.
Bussa is looking to counter punch.
Bussa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bussa missing with a left hand there. Longwe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Longwe looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bussa has one foot on Longwe's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bussa throws out a loose jab but Longwe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Longwe shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Longwe showed some decent athleticism there.
Bussa kicks Longwe off and gets back to his feet.
Bussa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Longwe fails with the takedown.
A little feinted left hand from Bussa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Longwe is breathing heavily.
Nice defenses there by Longwe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longwe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Longwe shoots in for a double leg but Bussa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Longwe tries to clinch up
and Bussa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bussa throws a looping overhand right but Longwe ducks down to avoid it.
Bussa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bussa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Longwe can do to turn this around?
Bussa misses with an uppercut
and Longwe counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Bussa misses.
Longwe tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bussa defends well and Longwe ends up having to push Bussa into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longwe tries to clinch up.
Longwe shoots in for a double leg but Bussa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bussa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Longwe throws a nice head kick!
Bussa keeps the fight on the outside.
Longwe throws a wild body kick that Bussa sees coming a mile off.
Bussa fails to land with a series of punches.
Head Bussa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Longwe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bussa.
Longwe is looking to clinch but Bussa is avoiding it.
An attempted straight right counter from Bussa misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Longwe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bussa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Head Bussa dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Bussa checks a low kick from Longwe.
Longwe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bussa's sensitive parts.
Bussa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bussa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bussa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Longwe shoots in looking for a takedown. Bussa tries to sprawl out of it but Longwe keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bussa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bussa throws a looping overhand right but Longwe ducks down to avoid it.
Longwe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Longwe shoots for a takedown but Bussa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Head Bussa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bwanali Longwe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longwe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Longwe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bussa scores with a nice head shot.
Bussa misses with an uppercut. Longwe saw that one coming.
Bussa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice takedown defense from Bussa. No joy for Longwe on that attempt.
Longwe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Longwe drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bussa defends it well.
Longwe slips a straight right by Bussa.
Bussa throws a body punch but Longwe moves out of range.
Bussa looks to throw the jab but Longwe is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longwe with a poor takedown
and Bussa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bussa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Longwe is rocked!
Longwe is aggressively charging in as Bussa backs up avoiding any damage. Bussa tosses out a jab and Longwe runs right into it face first! Longwe is out cold! Bussa dropped down on all fours and is barking in Longwe's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Head Bussa!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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