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Event:
C221: Kahn vs Skurwysynowski
Date: Aug 13, 2023 |
#R1#
Magomedov misses with a body kick.
Kong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Magomedov scores with a nice strike.
Kong throws a leg kick but Magomedov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Magomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magomedov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good work by Magomedov as he checks the leg kick.
Magomedov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jab, jab by Kong - just one landing. #CUT2#It looks like Zabit Magomedov has been cut.
Magomedov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov defending well as Kong loads up on a big left hand.
Magomedov avoids the body shot from Kong.
Magomedov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Magomedov.#T1#
Kong misses with a straight right.
Magomedov misses with a wild body shot.
Magomedov avoids the body shot from Kong.
Magomedov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Magomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Kong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kong throws the left hand but Magomedov avoids the punch easily.
Magomedov avoids the head kick by Kong.
Magomedov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Magomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
Magomedov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Magomedov is looking to wear down Kong with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Magomedov throws a body shot but no joy.
Kong misses with a straight left.
Kong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T2#
Kong scores with a hook.
Magomedov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kong.
A low kick from Magomedov misses
enabling Kong to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice body punch from Magomedov.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kong lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Magomedov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Magomedov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Magomedov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
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!
Magomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
Kong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kong throws out a loose jab but Magomedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magomedov slips under a jab from Kong.
It looked like Magomedov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Magomedov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Magomedov throws a head kick that misses. #T3#
Magomedov scores with a hook to the body. Kong takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kong avoids a kick to the body.
Magomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kong fails to land with a series of punches.
Magomedov with a nice calf kick.
Magomedov scores with a jab. Kong acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Magomedov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kong will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Magomedov fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kong just manages to avoid it.
Kong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kong avoids the body shot from Magomedov.
Kong blocks the body kick.
#T4#
Magomedov tries a head kick but it misses.
Magomedov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Magomedov misses with a wild body shot.
Kong tries a head kick but it misses.
Magomedov drops his hands momentarily and Kong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magomedov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kong circles away quickly and effectively.
Magomedov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kong.
Magomedov thinks about countering with a head kick.
Magomedov thuds a left hand into Kong's body.
Magomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magomedov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Magomedov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kong takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zabit Magomedov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zabit Magomedov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Magomedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kong manages to avoid it.
Magomedov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kong checks it well.
Kong flicks out a counter leg kick but Magomedov steps away.
Magomedov misses with a body kick.
Magomedov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kong. That did some damage!
Kong throws a jab when Magomedov was well out of range.
Kong takes one to the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Magomedov.
Kong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Magomedov. Beautiful body shot.
Magomedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kong manages to avoid it.
Magomedov takes a swing at Kong's ribcage but misses.
Kong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zabit Magomedov is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
Magomedov looks to score with a jab to the body but Kong is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Kong.
Magomedov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Magomedov momentarily.
Kong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magomedov.
Magomedov scores with a shot to the body.
Magomedov connects with an inside leg kick.
Kong tries a head kick but it misses.
Magomedov tries to land a front kick but Kong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#T2#
Magomedov lands with a right hand.
Magomedov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It seemed like Kong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kong avoids the body shot from Magomedov.
Magomedov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kong throws a big counter head kick but Magomedov avoids it with no problem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magomedov tries to land a leg kick but Kong saw it coming and moves away.
Magomedov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Magomedov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Magomedov slips under a jab.
Kong misses with a kick to the body.
#T3#
Magomedov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kong was well out of range. Poor timing from Magomedov.
Kong let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Magomedov looks to land a left hand but Kong moved out of range nicely.
Kong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice body punch from Kong.
Magomedov moves out of range as Kong throws a body kick.
Magomedov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kong throws a head kick that misses.
Magomedov catches Kong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Magomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kong just misses with a punch to the body.
Kong pivots, looking for a leg kick but Magomedov is out of range and Kong settles back down.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kong in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Jab from Kong.
Kong throws a head kick that misses. #T4#
Magomedov checks a leg kick.
Kong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magomedov.
Kong scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Kong might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Magomedov has got the better of the exchanges.
Kong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Magomedov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kong checks it well.
Magomedov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kong can do to turn this around?
Magomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kong moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magomedov takes a swing at Kong's ribcage but misses.
Magomedov lands a nice looking body shot.
Kong pivots, looking for a leg kick but Magomedov is out of range and Kong settles back down.
Magomedov is looking to counter punch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Magomedov - that will leave a mark!
A head kick misses from Magomedov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zabit Magomedov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zabit Magomedov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
A nice leg kick from Magomedov, right into the meat of the thigh.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kong.
Magomedov throws a sloppy head kick
and Kong counters with a stiff right hand.
Kong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Magomedov.
Kong now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Magomedov blocks a head kick by Kong.
Magomedov connects with a leg kick.
Magomedov throws a body punch but Kong moves out of range.
Jab from Kong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Magomedov scores with a body shot.
Magomedov scores with a leg kick.
Magomedov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Kong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T1#
A slapping leg kick lands for Magomedov.
Kong throws a sloppy head kick
and Magomedov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Magomedov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Magomedov misses with a kick to the body.
Magomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kong moves away.
Magomedov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Magomedov scores with a hook to the body. Kong takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Magomedov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Magomedov misses the shot to the body.
Kong flicks out a counter leg kick but Magomedov steps away.
Magomedov throws a sloppy head kick and Kong moves out of range easily.
Zabit Magomedov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Magomedov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Magomedov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Kong backs away, Magomedov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Magomedov lands a jab to Kong's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Magomedov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Magomedov.
Magomedov lands a nice looking body kick.
Kong tries a head kick but it misses.
Kong throws a wild body kick that Magomedov sees coming a mile off.
Magomedov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice shot lands for Kong.#T3#
Magomedov catches Kong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Magomedov looks to score with a jab to the body but Kong is just out of range.
Magomedov misses with a body kick.
Kong avoids the body shot from Magomedov.
Magomedov misses with a low kick.
Hong Kong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Magomedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magomedov scores with a body shot.
Magomedov stuns Kong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Magomedov misses with a wild body shot.
Magomedov punishes Kong's body with a nice straight punch.#T4#
Magomedov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Magomedov.
Kong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Magomedov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kong is looking to land body kicks.
Magomedov throws a body punch but Kong moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Magomedov - that will leave a mark!
A swing and a miss from Kong.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magomedov avoids the head kick by Kong.
Magomedov throws a head kick that misses.
Magomedov looks for the body kick but Kong saw that one coming.
Magomedov cracks a nice hook into Kong's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zabit Magomedov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Magomedov 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zabit Magomedov!
Our winner, Zabit Magomedov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
C203: Nakagawa vs Giovanni
Date: Jun 18, 2023 |
#R1#
Adderley checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Adderley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kong works Adderley's body with a nice hook.
Kong ducks under a wild hook from Adderley.
Kong is trying to counter with his kicks.
Kong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adderley.
Adderley throws a right and a left that Kong avoids nicely.
A little jabbing left from Kong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kong slips a straight right by Adderley.
Kong lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Adderley misses with a looping left.
Jab from Adderley.
Adderley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kong.
A jab lands there for Kong.
Adderley lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kong has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kong there as he acknowledges the shot.
Adderley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#T1#
Kong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kong dodges the punch combination from Adderley.
Adderley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kong is looking to chop away at Adderley's legs.
Adderley is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Adderley lands a body shot.
Adderley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kongs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Adderley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Adderley avoids a kick to the body.
A big left from Adderley misses.
Adderley swinging wildly here.
Kong throws a low kick, looking for Adderley's leg but Adderley calmly moves out of range. #T2#
Adderley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kong ducks under a wild hook from Adderley.
Kong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kong looks to land a combination but Adderley avoids it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kong throws a looping overhand right but Adderley ducks down to avoid it.
Adderley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice body kick there by Adderley.
A jab from Adderley misses.
Kong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Adderley throws a good cross that connects.
A big left from Adderley misses.
Kong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Adderley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adderley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Adderley cracks Kong with a good jab.#T3#
Kong misses with a body kick.
Kong misses with the combination.
Adderley throws a hook to the side of Kong's head but Kong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kong throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Adderley's head.
Adderley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Adderley throws a jab but it's blocked by Kong.
Kong is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Adderley with a body shot.
Adderley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Adderley throws a head kick that half lands.
Kong misses with a low kick.
Kong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kong throws a body shot but no joy.
Kong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kong let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kong throws a low kick but Adderley moves out of range easily. #T4#
Adderley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kong misses with a combination
and Adderley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kong misses with a body punch
and Adderley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adderley tries to clinch up but Kong circles away and keeps his distance.
Adderley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kong.
Adderley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Adderley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adderley scores with a decent looking hook.
Adderley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Adderley throws a lazy uppercut
and Kong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adderley missing with a left hand there. Kong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hakeem Adderley dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Adderley lands a jab to the head.
Kong just misses with a punch to the body.
Kong misses with an uppercut.
Adderley moves in looking to clinch but Kong pushes him off.#CL#
Adderley has closed the distance and engaged Kong in a clinch.
Kong blocks an elbow strike from Adderley.
Kong can't find room to land a body shot as Adderley controls the action.
#BC#
Adderley breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong throws a sloppy head kick
and Kong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Adderley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kong misses with a wild body shot.
Adderley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kong needs to keep his hands up - Adderley had a free shot at his head there.#T1#
Adderley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kong replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Adderley blocks it well.
Kong shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Adderley half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kong cracks Adderley with an open hand slap.
Kong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Adderley can pounce on him.
Kong swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Adderley throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kong avoids it.
Adderley throws a shot from downtown. Kong moves away and avoids it.
Kong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Adderley does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Adderley connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab from Adderley misses.
Adderley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
#CL#
Adderley has Kong up against the cage in a clinch.
#T2##BC2#
Kong breaks the clinch.
Hakeem Adderley is winning the standup battle so far.
Adderley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kong under the eye.
Adderley avoids the head kick by Kong.
Kong scores with a hook to the body. Adderley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adderley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kong can do to turn this around?
Kong avoids the body shot from Adderley.
A jab from Adderley misses.
Kong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kong swings for the body but Adderley moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Adderley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Adderley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Adderley throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T3#
Kong on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Adderley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Adderley throws a jab but it's blocked by Kong.
Kong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adderley.
Adderley looks to throw the jab but Kong is out of range.
Kong shapes to counter with a head kick.
Adderley slips under a jab.
Kong slips a straight right by Adderley.
Kong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Adderley lands a nice shot to the body.
Adderley misses with an uppercut. Kong saw that one coming.
Adderley misses with a hook.
Kong dodges the punch combination from Adderley.
Good work by Kong as he checks the leg kick.#T4#
Adderley misses with a hook. Kong ducked under it nicely.
Kong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Adderley.
Adderley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from Adderley does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adderley misses with an uppercut. Kong saw that one coming.
Adderley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kong.
Adderley throws a leg kick
and Kong counters with a series of strikes. Adderley will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kong moves out of range of the strikes.
Kong tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kong scores with a nice right hand.
Kong feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Adderleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab from Kong misses.
Kong throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hakeem Adderley dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kong lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Adderley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Adderley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kong walks into a left hand.
Kong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adderley.
Adderley feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A solid body kick from Adderley.
Kong moves out of range as Adderley strikes.
Adderley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kong scores with a nice strike.
Kong misses with the body kick
and Adderley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adderley is looking to clinch.
Adderley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adderley throws out the jab.
Adderley misses with a looping right.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice straight punches there by Adderley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Adderley.#T1#
Adderley wants to clinch.
Kong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Adderley lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hakeem Adderley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adderley staying out of range there.
Adderley throws a leg kick which misses Kong's front leg but catches the back leg as Kong tries to avoid it.
Adderley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kong.
Adderley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kong. Adderley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kong lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Adderley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Adderley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A counter left hand to the body from Adderley misses its target.
Kong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adderley.#T2#
Kong slips a jab from Adderley.
Adderley misses with a double jab.
Kong is looking for the big counter here.
A jab from Adderley does it's job there.
Adderley is looking to clinch.
Kong unleashes a big counter combination but Adderley bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Adderley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Adderley lands a glancing blow to the side of Kong's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adderley scores with a nice head shot.
Kong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adderley throws a jab when Kong was well out of range.
Adderley wants to land a leg kick but Kong is out of range.
Adderley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adderley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T3#
Kong looks to land a right hand but Adderley moved out of range.
As Kong backs away, Adderley returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Adderley looks to land a left hand but Kong moved out of range nicely.
Kong looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A jab from Adderley misses.
Kong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Adderley lands with a right hand.
Adderley misses with a head kick.
Hong Kong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kong lands a nice shot that snaps Adderley's head back.
Adderley lands with a hook. Kong tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Adderley loads up on a big right hand but Kong slips the punch.
Adderley scores with the left hand. Kong knows he should have avoided that one.
Adderley tried to score with a low kick but Kong checks it.
Adderley pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T4#
Kong ducks under a wild hook from Adderley.
Kong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adderley.
Adderley misses with a right hand
and Kong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Adderley does no damage.
Adderley throws a lazy right hand but Kong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adderley misses with a head kick.
Adderley cracks Kong with a good jab.
Kong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Adderley.
Adderley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kong walks into a jab.
Kong loads up on a big right hand but Adderley slips the punch.
Adderley slips a jab and a cross from Kong.
Hakeem Adderley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Adderley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It seemed like Kong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hakeem Adderley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Adderley 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hakeem Adderley!
A relieved looking Hakeem Adderley thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 16, 2023 |
#R1##CL2#
Kong has Pete up against the cage in a clinch.
Kong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kong dodges an elbow strike from Pete.
Kong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kong misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong has a couple of punches blocked by Pete.
Kong misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1#
Kong lands with a left to the head.
Pete looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pete throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kong.
Kong tries to work over Pete's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kong blocks an elbow strike from Pete.
#T2#
Kong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pete blocking some punches.
Kong lands a body punch.
Kong misses with the head strike.
Kong blocks the elbow strike.
Kong misses with the head strike.
#T3#
Kong avoids the elbow strike from Pete, against the cage.
Pete misses with an elbow strike.
Kong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pete pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pete throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kong working aggressively here.
Kong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#T4#
Kong lands with a light punch inside.
Kong scores with a hook to the body.
Pete pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kong gets through Pete's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pete just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kong's brow.
Kong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pete backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hong Kong dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##CL#
Pete clinches.
Pete prevents a body shot from Kong.
Kong blocks an elbow strike from Pete.
Kong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pete creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kong blocks the elbow strike.
#T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kong.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kong.
Pete looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A short right from Kong.
Pete blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pete throws an elbow but misses.
Pete looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T2#
Kong is leaning against Pete and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kong scores with a shoulder strike.
Kong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pete backwards.
Kong blocks an elbow strike.
Kong lands a body shot.
Kong throws a head punch that misses. #T3#
Kong misses with a punch to the body.
Kong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kong working aggressively here.
Pete's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hong Kong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kong lands with a right to the head.
Pete throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Kong.
#T4#
Kong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kong.
Kong avoids a wild elbow strike from Pete.
Pete throws an elbow that misses.
Pete misses with an elbow strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
With the fighters up against the cage, Pete throws an elbow but misses.
Kong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hong Kong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3##CL#
Pete clinches.
Pete throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kong lands a left hand.
Pete throws an elbow but it misses.
Kong throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong lands a nice shot to the body.
Kong misses with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Kong swings wildly with an uppercut but Pete uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pete throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pete misses with an elbow strike.
Kong lands a nice uppercut.
Kong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pete misses with an elbow strike.
#T2#
Pete pushes off an throws an elbow but Kong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pete misses with an elbow strike.
Kong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petes head.
Kong pushes Pete back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kong blocks an elbow strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Kong.
#T3#
Pete blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kong has a couple of punches blocked by Pete.
Kong lands a left hand.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pete throws an elbow but misses.
Pete throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Kong. #T4#
Kong lands an uppercut.
Hong Kong is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A right hand to the body from Kong.
Pete creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kong's defenses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pete throws an elbow but misses.
Pete blocks an uppercut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pete blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hong Kong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kong has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hong Kong!
In his post fight interview, Hong Kong started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
C185: Taneyev vs Machado
Date: Apr 23, 2023 |
#R1#
Regueiro lands with an overhand left.
Julio Regueiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kong scores with the left hand. Regueiro knows he should have avoided that one.
Kong misses the shot to the body. #CL#
Regueiro darts in and clinches Kong up against the cage.
Regueiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Regueiro tries to break free but Kong pushes him back against the cage.
Kong has Regueiro pressed against the cage, preventing Regueiro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Regueiro throws a head punch that misses.
Regueiro lands with a light punch inside.
Regueiro blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Regueiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Regueiro's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Regueiro's efforts to push away.
Regueiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T1#
Regueiro throws a head punch that misses.
Regueiro tries to throw a body punch but Kong avoids it by throwing Regueiro back against the cage.
Regueiro lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC#
Regueiro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Regueiro closes the distance and clinches.
Regueiro tries to break free but Kong pushes him back against the cage.
Kong blocks a body shot from Regueiro. #BC#
Regueiro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Regueiro has Kong up against the cage in a clinch.
#BC#
Regueiro breaks from the clinch.
Regueiro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #CL#
Regueiro clinches.
Regueiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T2#
Regueiro wants to break free but Kong has control.
Kong misses with the head strike.
#BC#
Regueiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Regueiro misses with a straight right.
Regueiro misses with a body shot.
Regueiro misses the shot to the body.
Kong is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#CL#
Regueiro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kong struggles to land a body shot inside as Regueiro controls his hands.
Kong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Regueiro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kong throws a punch but it's blocked by Regueiro.
Regueiro working hard to break the clinch.#T3#
Kong keeps control of Regueiro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kong has Regueiro pressed against the cage, preventing Regueiro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Regueiro blocking some punches.
Regueiro wants to break free but Kong has control.
Kong lands a hook that snaps the head of Regueiro backwards.
Kong misses with the head strike.
Regueiro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Regueiro takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Regueiro.
Regueiro misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Regueiro.
Kong misses with a punch to the body.
#T4#
Regueiro throws a head punch that misses.
Regueiro has had enough of the clinch but Kong keeps him there for the moment.#BC#
Regueiro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Kong misses.
Regueiro looks to land a right hand but Kong moved out of range.#CL#
Regueiro has managed to clinch.
Regueiro misses with some punches.
Regueiro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Regueiro has had enough of the clinch but Kong keeps him there for the moment.
Regueiro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kong blocking some punches.
Kong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Regueiro dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Kong moves out of range as Regueiro strikes.#CL#
Regueiro rushes Kong and presses him up against the cage.
Regueiro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kong can do to turn this around?
Regueiro just leaning against Kong, taking a breather. #BC#
Regueiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Kong misses its intended target. #CL#
Regueiro drives through and clinches with Kong against the cage.
Regueiro has a couple of punches blocked by Kong.
Still in the clinch, Regueiro scores with a nice short uppercut.#BC#
Regueiro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Regueiro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong connects with a body shot.
Kong lands a jab to the nose.#CL#
Regueiro instigates a clinch.
Kong swings wildly with an uppercut but Regueiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Regueiro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#T1#
Regueiro throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Regueiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Julio Regueiro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Regueiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Regueiro connects with a body shot.#CL#
Regueiro clinches with his opponent.
Regueiro tries to break free but Kong pushes him back against the cage.
Regueiro misses with a body punch.
Regueiro is trying to break the clinch but Kong is controlling him.
Kong blocks a body shot from Regueiro.
Regueiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Regueiro tries to throw a body punch but Kong avoids it by throwing Regueiro back against the cage. #T2#
Regueiro struggles to land a body shot inside as Kong controls his hands.
Regueiro tries to throw a body punch but Kong avoids it by throwing Regueiro back against the cage.
Regueiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#BC#
Regueiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Regueiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL#
Regueiro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kong throws a head punch that misses.
Julio Regueiro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Regueiro backwards.
Regueiro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC#
Regueiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kong jabs at Regueiro's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL#
Regueiro has managed to clinch.
Regueiro wants to break free but Kong has control.
Kong misses with some punches.
#T3#
Regueiro wants to get back to striking at distance but Kong won't allow it.
Regueiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kong keeps control of Regueiro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kong keeps control of Regueiro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Regueiro has a couple of punches blocked by Kong.
Regueiro has a couple of punches blocked by Kong.
Kong throws a punch but it's blocked by Regueiro.
Regueiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kong throws a punch but it's blocked by Regueiro.
Regueiro is trying to break the clinch but Kong has him pressed against the cage.
Kong blocking some punches.
#T4#
Regueiro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kong.
Regueiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kong keeps control of Regueiro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Regueiro.
Kong blocks a body shot from Regueiro.
Kong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC#
Regueiro breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Regueiro clinches with his opponent.
Regueiro is looking to break free of the clinch but Kong has double underhooks.
Regueiro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Regueiro is looking to break free of the clinch but Kong has double underhooks.
Regueiro blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Regueiro dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Regueiro cracks Kong with an open hand slap.
Regueiro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kong throws out the jab.
Regueiro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Regueiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Regueiro throws a jab but it's blocked by Kong.
Kong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Regueiro.
#CL#
Regueiro instigates a clinch.
Kong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Regueiros head.
Regueiro wants to break free but Kong has control.
Regueiro misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Regueiro tries a body shot but Kong blocks it.
Regueiro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#BC#
Regueiro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab from Regueiro.#T1#
Regueiro lands with a nice body punch.
Kong blocks a head kick by Regueiro.
A head kick misses from Regueiro. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Regueiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Regueiro throws a head kick but Kong moves out of range.
Regueiro lands the left hand.
Kong connects with a single shot there.
Regueiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kong is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#CL#
Regueiro moves into range and clinches up with Kong.#BC#
Regueiro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Regueiro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Regueiro fails to land.
A body shot lands from Kong.
#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hook to the body lands for Regueiro.
Regueiro tries a body shot but Kong blocks it.
Regueiro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Regueiro swings wildly with an uppercut but Kong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Regueiro swings wildly with an uppercut but Kong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kong throws a head punch that misses.
Kong misses with the head strike.
Kong struggles to land a body shot inside as Regueiro controls his hands.
Regueiro throws a head punch that misses.
Kong blocks a body shot from Regueiro. #T3#
Regueiro is trying to force a seperation but Kong has the dominant position.
Regueiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Regueiro has a couple of punches blocked by Kong.
Regueiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Kong.
Regueiro blocking some punches.
Regueiro lands with a light punch inside.
Regueiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Regueiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC#
Regueiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Julio Regueiro is winning the standup battle so far.#CL#
Regueiro closes the distance and clinches.
Regueiro tries to break free but Kong pushes him back against the cage.
Regueiro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kong has him pressed against the cage.
Hong Kong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Kong misses with some punches.
Kong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Regueiro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kong has him pressed against the cage.
Regueiro wants to get back to striking at distance but Kong won't allow it.
Regueiro tries to break free but Kong pushes him back against the cage.
Regueiro struggles to land a body shot inside as Kong controls his hands.
Kong keeps control of Regueiro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Regueiro working hard to break the clinch.
Regueiro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kong lands a hook that snaps the head of Regueiro backwards.
Regueiro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kong's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Regueiro.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Regueiro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Regueiro 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Regueiro!
Julio Regueiro 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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Event:
C179: Garuda vs Williams
Date: Apr 02, 2023 |
#R1##CL#
Mammadov gets tackled into the cage by Kong. Kong maintains the clinch.
Mammadov tries to work over Kong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #TD#
Kong pulls guard.
Kong will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SUB2#
Mammadov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mammadov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mammadov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kong wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mammadov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kong wants to sweep but no luck.
Kong controlling Mammadov's posture.
Mammadov is looking to work some ground and pound but Kong has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mammadov throwing strikes from guard but Kong blocks nicely.
Kong keeping moving, preventing Mammadov from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mammadov postures up.
#T1#
Mammadov trying to control but Kong is working from the bottom.
Mammadov passes Kong's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #SUB2#
Mammadov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kong sees it coming and defends easily.
Kong trying to hold on to Mammadov's head to control him but Mammadov postures up.
Kong is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mammadov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mammadov's back!
Kong controlling well, preventing Mammadov from escaping the position.
Mammadov is still trying to improve position.#SUB#
Mammadov showing good submission defense here.
Mammadov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SUB#
Kong tightening his grip on Mammadov, looking for the choke.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mammadov is really stuck here.
#T2##SUB#
Kong working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet. #SUB#
Kong is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Mammadov knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Mammadov for a finish.
Mammadov is trying to break free.
Kong trying to control.
Kong keeps control of the position as Mammadov tries to break free.
#SUB#
Kong looking for the choke but no joy. #T3##SUB#
Kong working for the choke.
You can see the frustration on Mammadov's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
#SUB#
Kong has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Mammadov is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
#SUB#
Kong is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Mammadov is defending well though. Kong let's go of the attempt for now.#SUB#
Kong is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Mammadov tries to escape the position.
#SUB#
Kong looking for the choke but no joy. #T4##SUB#
Kong working for the choke.
Kong keeps control of the position as Mammadov tries to break free.
Mammadov is keeping busy.
Mammadov breaks Kong's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Kong working a defensive guard here.
Mammadov lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mammadov throwing strikes from guard but Kong blocks nicely.
Kong working a defensive guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hong Kong dominated that round.
That's time! Kong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Mammadov tries a head kick but it misses.
Kong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mammadov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#TD#
Kong looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kong is keen to just control but Mammadov is a slippery customer.
Mammadov is looking to control Kong's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mammadov avoid being mounted?#SUB2#
Mammadov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong moves into full mount! Mammadov won't be happy about that!
Kong is stalling here but it's allowed Mammadov to get half guard.
#T1#
Mammadov is looking for a sweep. Kong is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hong Kong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kong is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Mammadov reverses the position - he's now on top in Kong's guard.
Kong keeping moving, preventing Mammadov from controlling successfully.
Kong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kong seems keen to control Mammadov's posture.
Mammadov throws an elbow that misses. Kong uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mammadov's guard. Nice move by Kong!#REVR#
Mammadov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kong is one step ahead there. #T2#
Mammadov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Mammadov wants to take a breather but Kong is having none of it.
Kong is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Steel Penn Training Den, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Kong tries to get to full guard but Mammadov has control of the leg.
Kong wants to control but Mammadov is keeping busy.
#SUB2#
Mammadov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kong defends it well. #SUB2#
Mammadov seems to be looking for submissions.
Kong is trying to get back to full guard.
Kong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mammadov can do to turn this around?#SUB2#
Mammadov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #T3##SUB2#
Mammadov is working for a kimura but Kong is defending it quite comfortably.
#SUB2#
Mammadov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kong wants to improve his position but Mammadov is controlling well.
#SUB2#
Mammadov is looking for submissions but instead, Kong has regained full guard.
Mammadov stopping the sweep attempt from Kong.
Mammadov stays in close to Kong's body and controls the position. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mammadov wants to pass the guard but Kong is keeping the position.
Mammadov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kong working a defensive guard here.
Kong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mammadov is one step ahead there.
Kong controls Mammadov momentarily but Mammadov frees himself.
Mammadov trying to control but Kong is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A combination from Mammadov does no damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yusuf Mammadov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kong.
Mammadov scores with a jab to the body.
Kong has his takedown stuffed
and Mammadov counters with a good low kick that Kong was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mammadov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mammadov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A jab from Mammadov does it's job there.#T1#
Mammadov throws a leg kick but Kong checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kong. Mammadov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mammadov unleashes a big counter combination but Kong bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mammadov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kong counters with a nice uppercut.
Kong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kong misses the shot to the body.
Kong shoots and misses
and Mammadov counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hong Kong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mammadov misses with a jab to the body
and Mammadov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T2#
Mammadov misses with a jab to the body
and Kong counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Mammadov.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Mammadov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kong moves away.
Mammadov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kong rather than just go for the knockout.
Kong shoots in and drives through. Mammadov sprawls well.
Good exchange - Kong coming out on top.
Kong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mammadov manages to avoid it.
Kong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd cheers as Mammadov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kong doesn't seem phased though.#T3#
Kong misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Mammadov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kong swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mammadov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mammadov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kong was well out of range. Poor timing from Mammadov.
Mammadov pounces like a tiger and cracks Kong with a vicious hook! Kong is down but not out! Mammadov follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Yusuf Mammadov!
Yusuf Mammadov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 11, 2023 |
#R1##TD#
De Moncey fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kong to the ground. De Moncey is now in Kong's guard.
Kong wants to sweep but no luck.
Kong is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
De Moncey is looking to improve his position.
#SUB#
De Moncey looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Kong is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and De Moncey defends it well.
The fighters are battling for position here. De Moncey manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Moncey swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T1#
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Kong working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Kong wants to control from the top but De Moncey keeps moving. #SUB#
De Moncey has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kong can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kong wants to pass the guard but De Moncey is keeping the position.
Kong stands and throws De Moncey's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
De Moncey is not content to let Kong control the position. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB2#
Kong wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by De Moncey, who protects the arm well.
De Moncey gets back to half guard.#SUB#
De Moncey is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kong pulls his head out easily. #SUB2#
De Moncey is defending against the submission attempts here by Kong.
#SUB#
De Moncey looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kong wants to pass the guard but De Moncey is defending well. #T3#
De Moncey wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Kong is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kong looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #SUB#
De Moncey is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kong pulls his head out easily.
Kong uses his free foot to push down on De Moncey's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for De Moncey.
Kong wants to control the pace but De Moncey is squirming around nicely. #T4#
De Moncey tries to reverse the position but Kong maintains control.#SUB2#
Kong looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
De Moncey working to try and regain half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kong is trying to take his opponent's back.
#SUB2#
Kong jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… De Moncey is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by De Moncey and Kong has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hong Kong dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2##TD2#
Kong throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. De Moncey tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kong is in De Moncey's guard.#SUB#
De Moncey is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kong wants to pass the guard but De Moncey is keeping the position.#SUB#
De Moncey has his foot on Kong's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kong works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB#
De Moncey is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kong passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong trying to control from half guard but De Moncey is working away. #SUB2#
Kong is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #T1##SUB#
De Moncey looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kong tries to pass to full mount but De Moncey defends it.
Hong Kong has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB#
De Moncey looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB2#
Kong is trying for a kimura here. De Moncey looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Kong wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hong Kong!
Hong Kong decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 06, 2023 |
#R1##TD#
Kong shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kong was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
You can see the frustration on San Nicholas's face as Kong controls the position. #SUB#
Kong is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but San Nicholas is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kong is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt San Nicholas will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
San Nicholas is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kong has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kong has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Kong works his way to his opponent's back.
#SUB#
Kong is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. San Nicholas has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Kong has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! San Nicholas taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Kong doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hong Kong!
Hong Kong tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool. |
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Event:
C167: Kilgore vs Land
Date: Feb 26, 2023 |
#R1#
Kong doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Brawler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brawler as he jumps to the side.
Kong misses with a takedown attempt
and Brawler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hong Kong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kong misses with a takedown attempt
and Brawler counters with a nice leg kick.
Brawler stuffs the takedown attempt from Kong. Kong gets slowly back to his feet.
Brawler looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Brawler has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kong shoots in but no luck this time.
Kong shoots and misses
letting Brawler counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brawler counters with a nice uppercut. #ROC2#Kong is rocked!
Kong shoots and misses
and as Kong loses concentration momentarily, Brawler counters with a picture perfect head kick! Kong goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bobby Brawler!
Bobby Brawler seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
BB 95 - St. Gough vs Cisse
Date: Jan 28, 2023 |
#R1#
Cardozo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cardozo throws a hook but Kong avoids it easily.
Douglas Cardozo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cardozo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cardozo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice defenses there by Cardozo.
Cardozo throws out a powerful jab.
We've been hearing reports that Kong has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Cardozo misses with a lunging right hand
and Kong counters with a stiff right hand. #TD2#
Cardozo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for 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!#SUB2#
Cardozo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kong is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cardozo wants to control but Kong is keeping him busy. #SUB2#
Cardozo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T1##SUB2#
Cardozo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kong knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cardozo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kong keeps working.
Kong sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cardozo trying to mount his opponent but Kong defends it.
Kong is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Kong is looking to control Cardozo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kong avoid being mounted?#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cardozo is just content to waste time from the top position. Kong takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Cardozo tries to free his leg and advance position but Kong is retaining full guard.
Cardozo postures up.
Kong manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cardozo manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Cardozo is looking to cinch up a triangle. Kong throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Cardozo's body to avoid the submission. Cardozo has instead reached around Kong's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Cardozo arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Douglas Cardozo!
Our winner, Douglas Cardozo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
BB 91 - White vs Nakagawa
Date: Jan 04, 2023 |
#R1##CL#
Kong moves into range and clinches up with Fitzgerald.
Kong lands a shoulder strike. #BC#
Kong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fitzgerald thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fitzgerald lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kong circles away quickly and effectively.
Kong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kong blocks a jab.
Fitzgerald misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kong seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kong takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kong shoots in looking for a takedown but Fitzgerald manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kong's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kong shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fitzgerald but Fitzgerald pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Fitzgerald does no damage.
Kong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald swinging wildly here.
#T1#
Nice straight punches there by Fitzgerald. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fitzgerald.
Greg Fitzgerald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fitzgerald works Kong's body with a nice hook.
Fitzgerald throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kong is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald throws a nice looking combination but Kong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kong misses with a right hand
and Fitzgerald counters with a two punch combo.
Fitzgerald uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kong.
Fitzgerald throws a series of punches but Kong avoids them all with ease.
Fitzgerald misses with a right hand #CL#
and Kong counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kong. #BC#
Kong breaks from the clinch.
Kong throws an overhand right that lands on Fitzgerald's shoulder, as Fitzgerald tries to avoid the shot.
Fitzgerald goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kong closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fitzgerald circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hong Kong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fitzgerald lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fitzgerald.
Kong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kong misses with a hook.
Kong slips a jab and a cross from Fitzgerald.
Kong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kong is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Fitzgerald.
Decent striking displayed by Fitzgerald there.
Kong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fitzgerald.
Kong dives in for a single leg takedown but Fitzgerald sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Fitzgerald swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fitzgerald tries to circle away but Kong has him pinned against the cage.
Fitzgerald lands a nice uppercut.#BC#
Kong breaks from the clinch.
#T3#
Fitzgerald throws a lazy uppercut
and Kong counters with a nice uppercut.
Greg Fitzgerald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fitzgerald sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fitzgerald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kong tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Fitzgerald manages to circle out of the way.
Kong tries to close the distance and clinch but Fitzgerald swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice shot by Kong.
Kong moves in looking to clinch but Fitzgerald pushes him off.
Fitzgerald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kong.
Fitzgerald scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kong doesn't seem bothered though.
Fitzgerald is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fitzgerald circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kong throws a lazy uppercut
and Fitzgerald counters with a nice uppercut.
Kong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fitzgerald.
Kong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kong looks to land a left hand but Fitzgerald moved out of range nicely.#T4#
Fitzgerald misses with a right hand #TD#
and Kong counters with a single leg into guard. Fitzgerald didn't expect that.
Fitzgerald told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills 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!
Kong landing some decent shots from guard.
Fitzgerald really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kong. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fitzgerald wants to get back to his feet but Kong is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kong trying to control but Fitzgerald is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fitzgerald can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kong trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Fitzgerald manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVB##SUB#
Kong throws his legs up looking for a submission but Fitzgerald uses it to pass to side control.
Kong is looking for a sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Fitzgerald dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Fitzgerald throws an off balance right hand
enabling Kong to counter with a crisp jab.
Greg Fitzgerald seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kong slips under a jab.
Fitzgerald works Kong's body with a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Kong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fitzgerald. Kong does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Fitzgerald tries to get set, Kong tries to push him back and clinch up but Fitzgerald manages to avoid the attempt.
Fitzgerald fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kong is looking to counter the offense by Fitzgerald and move into the clinch.#CL#
Kong has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kong is looking for a takedown.#BC#
Kong breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzgerald swings for the body but Kong moves out of range.
Fitzgerald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kong throwing a counter right hand but Fitzgerald manages to avoid it.
Fitzgerald scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
Kong shoots for a takedown but Fitzgerald saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fitzgerald swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fitzgerald misses the shot to the body.
Fitzgerald misses with a looping right.
Greg Fitzgerald is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Fitzgerald does no damage.
Kong throws a jab but it's blocked by Fitzgerald.
A countering left hand to the body from Fitzgerald misses.
Kong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kong misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Fitzgerald on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fitzgerald thows a leg kick but Kong checks it #TD#
and Kong decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fitzgerald's guard.
Kong distracts Fitzgerald with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#SUB#
Kong thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #SUB#
Kong drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kong jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #T2#
Kong throws a big elbow that misses.
Fitzgerald is looking to stand up but Kong isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kong distracts Fitzgerald with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kong connects with a couple of short punches.
Kong trying to control the position from guard on top but Fitzgerald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fitzgerald wants to stand but Kong is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Kong trying to control the position from guard on top but Fitzgerald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kong looking to pass the guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#ES2#
Fitzgerald is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Fitzgerald gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kong.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hong Kong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #BC#
Kong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T4#
Kong takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kong goes for a double leg but Fitzgerald avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fitzgerald continues to drive forward.
Kong has Fitzgerald pressed against the cage, preventing Fitzgerald from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fitzgerald throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kongs head.
Fitzgerald looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kong.
Kong tries to pull guard but Fitzgerald won't allow it.
#BC#
Kong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kong takes one on the button.
Kong lands with a right hand.
Kong ducks under a wild hook from Fitzgerald.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fitzgerald keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kong.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Greg Fitzgerald will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Fitzgerald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kong moves away.
Kong ducks under a wild hook from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald keeps the fight on the outside.
Fitzgerald throws a body punch but Kong moves out of range.
Kong dodges the punch combination from Fitzgerald.
Nice defenses there by Fitzgerald.
Kong throws a lazy right hand but Fitzgerald sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fitzgerald has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Kong shoots in and bounces Fitzgerald off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kong seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #T1#
Kong postures up and lands a big shot to Fitzgerald's brow.
Kong advances position into side control!
Fitzgerald is trying to escape and get back to his feet.#SUB#
Kong wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fitzgerald, who protects the arm well.
Fitzgerald is not content to let Kong control the position.
Kong has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kong lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Fitzgerald down.
#T2#
Kong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fitzgerald keeps working.
Fitzgerald is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
We've been hearing that Kong has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Kong scoring with punches from side control.
Fitzgerald is trying to get back to his feet.
Fitzgerald taking punishment in the form of punches.
Fitzgerald is pushing Kong's head away, looking to escape. Kong manages to hold on to the position though.#ES2#
Fitzgerald explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! #T3#
Fitzgerald takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#ROC#Fitzgerald is rocked!
Fitzgerald looks to score with a jab to the body but Kong is just out of range.
Fitzgerald is still on wobbly legs! Can Kong finish him?
Kong shoots in but no luck this time.
Fitzgerald lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Fitzgerald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kong throws a lazy uppercut
and Fitzgerald counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kong.
Fitzgerald throws a body shot but no joy.
Fitzgerald misses with a wild body shot.
Fitzgerald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kong was well out of range. Poor timing from Fitzgerald.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fitzgerald!
Fitzgerald throws out a loose jab but Kong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kong cracks Fitzgerald with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fitzgerald throws a series of punches but Kong avoids them all with ease.
Fitzgerald misses with a wild combination.
Kong is looking to counter the offense by Fitzgerald and move into the clinch.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#TD#
Kong looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kong is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kong lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Fitzgerald! More strikes land and this one is all over! Kong jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hong Kong!
In his post fight interview, Hong Kong started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Greg Fitzgerald spoke after the fight, saying 'Let me start off by giving thanks to Blaze Brothers. They gave me every opportunity to succeed. But my body just can't keep taking the abuse. Every fight I break something. I'm old, I'm tired & I train with fookin' children. I'm officially retiring from fighting. Thank you, to the fans. It was fun.'. |
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Event:
BB 88 - McWrestler vs Marciano
Date: Dec 17, 2022 |
#R1#
Norling connects with a right hand. Kong shakes it off.
Kong cracks Norling with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Norling throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kong on the side of the head.
Kong misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Norling misses the target.
Norling just misses with a punch to the body.
Kong tries to clinch up but Norling circles away and keeps his distance.
A slow jab from Norling misses its intended target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kong.
A little feinted left hand from Norling on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norling takes a swing at Kong's ribcage but misses.
Kong shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Norling sprawls well. Norling wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kong gets slowly back to his feet.
Nils Norling is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Kong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kong circles away from the clinch attempt.
It seemed like Kong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Norling tries to clinch there but Kong circles away.
Norling is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kong.
Norling tries to close the distance and clinch but Kong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T2#
Kong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Norling.#CL#
Norling has Kong up against the cage in a clinch.
Kong tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nils Norling has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hong Kong.
Kong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kong is trying to force a seperation but Norling has the dominant position.#BC2#
Kong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Norling moves into the clinch successfully.
Kong has a couple of punches blocked by Norling.
Kong drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Norling gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Norling lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Norling misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kong misses with a hook from the clinch. #TD2#
Norling is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kong is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Norling to the mat. Norling regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kong prevents Norling from getting back to his feet. #T3#
Norling trying to control the position here.
Kong looking to pass the guard.
Norling wants to sweep here but Kong controlling him for the moment.
Kong wants to control from the top but Norling keeps moving.
Kong throwing strikes but missing. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kong is stalling in the full guard. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kong lands a nice shot that snaps Norling's head back.
A jab from Kong misses.
Norling connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Norling is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kong.
Kong ducks under a wild hook from Norling.
Kong defending well as Norling loads up on a big left hand.
Kong tries to counter by closing the distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nils Norling dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2##TD2#
Kong shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Kong working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.#SUB2#
Kong is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Norling sees it coming and defends easily.
Kong trying to control the action but Norling is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norling blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kong.
Norling is refusing to be controlled, as Kong sits in half guard. #T1##SUB2#
Kong is working for a kimura but Norling is defending it quite comfortably.
Norling is trying to stand back up but Kong is controlling him
Kong missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kong prevents Norling from improving his position.
Kong wants to pass the guard but Norling is defending well. #SUB2#
Kong is looking for a kimura but Norling is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kong to get the leverage. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Norling keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Norling.
Kong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Norling throws the left hand but Kong avoids the punch easily.
Kong moves out of range of the strikes.
Norling lands a slapping body shot.
Norling throws out a loose jab but Kong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kong lands with a hook. Norling tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #CL#
Norling rushes Kong and presses him up against the cage.
Norling fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T3#
Norling lands with a right to the head.
Kong has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Norling is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kong is trying to push Norling away but Norling has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kong has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice right hand lands inside from Norling.
Kong jumps guard but Norling stands there with Kong around his waist. Kong gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Norling goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kong jumps guard but Norling turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nils Norling has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hong Kong.#BC2#
Kong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kong wants to clinch.
Norling swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T4#
Kong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Norling slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kong misses with an uppercut
and Norling scores with a counter punch that sends Kong to the canvas! Norling smells blood - he's punishing Kong with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Kong has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nils Norling!
An out of breath Nils Norling thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
BB 82 - Adam vs Nakagawa
Date: Nov 08, 2022 |
#R1#
Kong has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kong there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yrkje avoids the body shot from Kong.
Yrkje with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yrkje slips under a jab.
Yrkje dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yrkje keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yrkje moves out of range as Kong strikes.
Kong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yrkje misses with a double jab
and Kong counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT#It looks like Toby Keith Yrkje has been cut.
Yrkje moves out of range of the strikes.
Yrkje throws a jab when Kong was well out of range.
Yrkje throws a good cross that connects.
Kong misses the jab.
Yrkje tries to work over Kong's front leg with a kick but Kong checks it.
It looked like Kong was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yrkje.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yrkje missing with a left hand there. Kong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yrkje waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kong.#T1#
The fighters circling - Kong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yrkje blocks a jab.
Kong throws a jab when Yrkje was well out of range.
Kong just misses with a punch to the body.
Kong just misses with a punch to the body.
Toby Keith Yrkje seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kong misses with a hook to the body
and Yrkje counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yrkje scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Kong does it's job there.
Yrkje tries a head kick but it misses.
Kong throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Yrkje counter with a right hand.
Kong ducks under a wild hook from Yrkje.
Kong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yrkje ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yrkje throws a shot from downtown. Kong moves away and avoids it.
Kong is looking to counter punch.
Yrkje throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kong counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yrkje steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kong.
Yrkje was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Yrkje throws a leg kick
and Kong counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T2#
The fighters circling - Yrkje throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yrkje.
Kong lands with an uppercut that bounces Yrkje off the cage and back into range.
Kong checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yrkje will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters circling - Kong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kong slips under a jab.
Yrkje uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kong.
Kong throws a hook but Yrkje blocks it.
Kong throws a hook but Yrkje blocks it.
Kong walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#ROC2#Kong is rocked!
Yrkje lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oh Kong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kong throws a right hand that misses
and Yrkje counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Toby Keith Yrkje!
Toby Keith Yrkje seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
BB 78 - Bjornsson vs Slice
Date: Oct 15, 2022 |
#R1#
Kong misses with an uppercut
and Anubis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kong shoots for a takedown but Anubis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kong looks to score with a jab to the body but Anubis is just out of range.
It looked like Anubis was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Anubis connects with a looping right hand.
Anubis ducks under a wild hook from Kong.
Kong loads up on a big right hand but Anubis slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from Anubis misses the target.
Kong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anubis manages to avoid it.
Anubis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kong throws a lazy uppercut
#KD#
and Anubis counters with a nice right hand that sends Kong toppling to the canvas! Kong scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Anubis finish him?!#ROC#Kong is rocked!
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 cracks Anubis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hong Kong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Anubis momentarily.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kong has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Anubis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anubis drops Kong with a naaaaasty hook - Kong is in real trouble here! Anubis dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walad Anubis!
Walad Anubis seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
BB 73 - Virus vs Bjornsson
Date: Sep 17, 2022 |
#R1#
Kong lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've been hearing reports that Kong has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nice sprawl there from Pierre as Kong shoots in.
Pierre misses with a double jab
enabling Kong to counter with a crisp jab.
Pierre lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pierre smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pierre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pierre.
Pierre connects with a body shot.
Kong blocks a jab.
Kong lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Pierre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Pierre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Pierre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pierre throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab, jab by Kong - just one landing. #CUT#It looks like George Pierre has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Pierre. Those never looked like landing.
Pierre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pierre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pierre connects with a body shot.
A big left from Pierre misses.
Kong throws a jab but it's blocked by Pierre.
Pierre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T1#
Pierre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kong.
Pierre is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kong slips a straight right by Pierre.
Kong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kong is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pierre has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kong finds it's way round the side to connect with Pierre's head.
Pierre throws a hook to the side of Kong's head but Kong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pierre throws a shot from downtown. Kong moves away and avoids it.
Pierre misses with a right hand #TD#
and Kong counters with a shoot takedown. Pierre fights it but they end up in guard.
Kong postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kong is working hard here to advance position.
Kong prevents Pierre from getting back to his feet.
Pierre working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kong. #T2#
Kong won't allow Pierre to get back to his feet.
Kong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pierre is keeping the position for now.
Kong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SUB#
Kong is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pierre is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pierre has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kong has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Pierre has passed into side control.
#T3#
Kong is trying to get back to half guard.
Kong holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Kong is trying to work for a sweep but Pierre has mounted him!
Pierre prevents Kong from getting the reversal.
Kong wants to control but Pierre is having none of it.
Kong is wriggling around trying to escape.
#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SU2#
Pierre stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pierre. Kong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kong throws a body shot but no joy.
Pierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pierre connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kong momentarily.
Pierre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pierre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
George Pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pierre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kong scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kong cracks Pierre with an open hand slap.
Pierre works the jab nicely.
Pierre misses with an uppercut. Kong saw that one coming.
Pierre misses with a looping right.
Pierre misses with a two punch combination.
Kong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pierre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
George Pierre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Pierre's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Pierre misses the shot to the body.
George Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kong misses the jab.
Pierre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pierre moves away from the strike by Kong.
Pierre scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pierre's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pierre duly obliges.
Pierre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kong.
The crowd cheers as Kong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pierre doesn't seem phased though.
Kong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pierre.
Kong takes one to the chin there.
Kong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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!
Pierre missing with a left hand there. Kong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Kong misses the target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kong.
Kong throws the left hand but Pierre avoids the punch easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Kong as he connects with a hook.
Pierre lands with a good body shot.
Pierre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pierre misses with an uppercut. #T1##TD#
Kong closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #SUB#
Kong wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pierre, who protects the arm well.
Kong sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Pierre is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
#SUB#
Kong working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
An elbow from Kong crashes against the mat.
Kong throwing shots but missing, from side control. #T2##SUB#
Kong has hold of Pierre's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Pierre tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Kong cranks the arm and Pierre screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Pierre, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Hong Kong!
Our winner, Hong Kong, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
BB 68 - Anubis vs Wright 2
Date: Aug 23, 2022 |
#R1#
Dukat takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kong misses with a wild body shot.
Dukat appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kong misses with a looping right.
Dukat swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dukat walks into a jab.
Kong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A shot to the body from Kong misses
and Dukat counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kong thinking.
A swing and a miss from Dukat.
Dukat walks into a straight right hand from Kong.
Kong missing with a left hand there. Dukat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dukat doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kong throws a hook but Dukat blocks it.
Kong throws a right hand that misses
#TD2#
and Dukat counters with a shoot takedown. Kong fights it but they end up in guard.
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!
Dukat seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dukat distracts Kong with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#T1#
Dukat in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dukat working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SUB#
Kong has his foot on Dukat's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dukat works his way back into a safe position though.
Dukat works over Kong with some ground and pound from guard.
Dukat is pushing down on Kong's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kong is fighting to maintain full guard but Dukat has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kong wants to improve his position but Dukat is controlling well.
Dukat is nestled in close to Kong, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dukat is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kong is staying active underneath Dukat, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dukat working Kong over with strikes. #T2#
Kong blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dukat.
Kong blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dukat.
Kong tries to get to full guard but Dukat has control of the leg.
Dukat trying to control the action but Kong is working from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dukat connects with a nice short shot to Kong's temple.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dukat connects with a nice short shot to Kong's temple.
Dukat landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #ROC2#Kong is rocked!
Dukat lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Kong quite badly. Kong pulls Dukat in close trying to recover. Dukat postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Kong on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Kong doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gul Dukat!
In his post fight interview, Gul Dukat started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
BB 63 - Escobar vs White
Date: Jul 30, 2022 |
#R1#
Kong cracks Ortega with a good jab.
Ortega looks to land a right hand but Kong moved out of range.
Ortega throws a big shot that misses.
Ortega misses with a head kick.
Kong swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Noah Ortega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Ortega with that takedown attempt.
Nice shot by Kong.
Kong slips a straight right by Ortega.
Ortega scores with a decent looking hook.
Kong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ortega.
Kong misses with a looping left.
A jab from Ortega misses.
Kong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ortega throws a body shot but no joy.
Ortega lands a nice shot to the body.
Ortega moves to clinch but Kong breaks away
and Kong counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Kong misses. #T1#
Ortega takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kong misses with a hook. Ortega ducked under it nicely. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#TD2#
Ortega has Kong pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Ortega pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Kong tumbling to the mat - Ortega dives into Kong's guard.
Kong bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ortega's guard. #REVR#
Kong postures up and lands a big shot to Ortega's brow.
Kong connects with a couple of short punches.
Kong working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ortega's head.
Kong trying to control but Ortega is working from the bottom.
Ortega trying to keep a closed guard but Kong is proving a slippery customer.
Ortega lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kong keeping moving, preventing Ortega from controlling successfully. #T2##SUB#
Kong looking for a guillotine here but Ortega defends easily.
Kong looking for a sweep. Not yet Kong, not yet. #SUB#
Kong is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ortega stopping the sweep attempt from Kong.
Ortega engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ortega won't allow Kong to sweep him here.
Ortega controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ortega trying to control but Kong is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3##SUB#
Kong has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ortega can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ortega told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Ortega looking to pass the guard.
Ortega preventing the sweep. #SUB#
Kong is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ortega defends well.#SUB#
Kong is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB#
Kong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ortega throws a strike but Kong rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR##T4#
Kong scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kong keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ortega's head.
Ortega looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB2#
Ortega escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kong gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ortega swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ortega looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kong sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ortega's guard.
Ortega trying to control from the bottom.
Ortega is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kong scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ortega trying to control here.
#SUB#
Kong looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kong looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hong Kong dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Ortega fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #TD2#
Ortega looking to score a takedown here. Kong is defending well but Ortega drives through and ends up in Kong's guard.
Ortega trying to control the position from guard on top but Kong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kong is on top in guard.
#REVR##SUB2#
Kong avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB2#
Kong avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kong pushes down on Ortega's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Kong is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ortega sees it coming and defends easily.
Ortega is looking to improve his position.
Ortega is trying to control but can't.
#T1#
Kong wants to free his trapped foot but Ortega is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hong Kong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kong looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ortega with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kong is pressing down on Ortega's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ortega is holding on for now.
Kong looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ortega with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ortega wants to get back to full guard.
Kong tries to pass to full mount but Ortega defends it.
Ortega is trying to get back to full guard.
Ortega is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#SUB#
Kong is trying to work for a kimura but Ortega is defending well.
Ortega is refusing to be controlled, as Kong sits in half guard. #T2#
Ortega is trying to get back to full guard.
Kong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ortega can do to turn this around?
Kong working over Ortega with some ground and pound. Ortega looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ortega on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Kong.
Ortega controlling the position well.
Ortega tries to get to full guard but Kong has control of the leg.
Kong trying to control from half guard but Ortega is working away.
Ortega wants to control but Kong is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kong trying to control the action but Ortega is working from the bottom.
Kong scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ortega makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ortega.#T3#
Kong working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ortega trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! #SUB2#
Ortega isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kong stacks Ortega on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Kong!#SUB#
Kong wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ortega, who protects the arm well.
Ortega sneaks back into half guard.#SUB#
Kong wants to work for an arm triangle but Ortega is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ortega makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ortega.
Kong scoring with some ground and pound.
Kong connects with a couple of short punches.
Kong with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T4#
Kong stopping the sweep attempt from Ortega.
Ortega controlling Kong's posture.
Kong landing with the ground and pound.
Kong scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ortega controlling the position.
Ortega keeping moving, preventing Kong from controlling successfully.
Kong passes Ortega's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nice strikes from Kong there.
Ortega is looking to improve his position.
Kong works his foot free and advances to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kong fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hong Kong dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Kong moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kong defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ortega.
Ortega shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kong sprawls well. Kong wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ortega gets slowly back to his feet.
Kong misses with a looping right.
Ortega ducks under a wild hook from Kong.
Kong looks to land a left hand but Ortega moved out of range nicely.
Kong moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ortega misses with a takedown attempt - Kong sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hong Kong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Ortega.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortega tries for a takedown but Kong sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kong misses with a looping right.
Ortega tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kong sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ortega somewhat.
Ortega takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Ortega misses with a left hand
and Kong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kong lands a lovely overhand right.#TD2#
Ortega closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kong manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kong slips a nice elbow through Ortega's hands, connecting with Ortega's forehead.
Kong lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ortega is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice strikes from Kong there.
Ortega is looking to improve his position.
Kong working the head and body with strikes.
Ortega tries to roll over but Kong keeps him under control.
Kong scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#T2#
Kong trying to control the action but Ortega is working from the bottom.
Ortega taking some punishment here, with Kong in his half guard.
Kong slips a nice elbow through Ortega's hands, connecting with Ortega's forehead.
Ortega wants to get back to full guard.
Kong wants to take a breather but Ortega is having none of it.
Ortega is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kong's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kong's back!
Kong breaks Ortega's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Kong is pushing down on Ortega's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ortega is fighting to maintain full guard but Kong has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kong working over Ortega with some ground and pound. Ortega looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#SUB2#
Ortega is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kong pulls his head out easily.
Kong scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kong connects with a nice short shot to Ortega's temple.
Ortega flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ortega trying to control from the bottom.
Kong is nestled in close to Ortega, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#T3#
Kong landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #SUB#
Kong is trying to work for a kimura but Ortega is defending well.
Ortega wants to control but Kong is keeping busy.
Kong has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kong trying to control from half guard but Ortega is working away.
Kong with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #SUB2#
Ortega looking for submissions off his back.
Ortega moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kong postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ortega looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kong is one step ahead there.
Kong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ortega is keeping the position for now. #T4#
Kong is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ortega lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##SUB#
Kong throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ortega sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Noah Ortega has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ortega distracts Kong with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ortega throws a big right hand that misses.
Ortega keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kong's head.
Kong lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
And that's the end of the fight!
Hong Kong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kong, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight for Hong Kong!
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight for Hong Kong!
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for Hong Kong!
Hong Kong wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Hong Kong thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
BB 61 - Okongwu vs Virus
Date: Jul 16, 2022 |
#R1#
Kong on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kong takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kong misses with a hook
and Adderley counters with a straight right hand.
Kong gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kong's jab looks to have found its range, popping Adderley under the eye.
Kong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kong misses with a straight right.
Adderley follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kong with a jab.
Adderley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kong slips under a jab.
Kong misses with a looping left.
Kong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adderley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kong throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Adderley to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kong slips under a jab.
Adderley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kong.
Adderley defending well as Kong loads up on a big left hand.
Adderley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kong looks to score with a jab to the body but Adderley is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kong. Adderley does a little dance to reset his feet.#T1#
Adderley throws a looping overhand right but Kong ducks down to avoid it.
Kong looks to land a left hand but Adderley moved out of range nicely.
Adderley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kong checks it well.
Kong lands a nice looking body shot.
Adderley ducks under a wild hook from Kong.
Adderley lands an overhand right.
Adderley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Adderley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kong throws a lazy right hand but Adderley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Adderley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kongs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kong defending well as Adderley loads up on a big left hand.
Kong drops down looking for a counter takedown but Adderley sprawls and moves away.
Kong loads up on a big right hand but Adderley slips the punch.
Adderley lands a nice shot to the body.
Kong throws the left hand but Adderley avoids the punch easily.
Kong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Adderley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T2#
Adderley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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 misses with a wild body shot.
Kong misses the jab.
Adderley let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kong listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kong throws a lazy right hand but Adderley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kong throws a hook but Adderley avoids it easily.
Adderley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Adderley tests Kong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Adderley lands a jab.
Adderley misses with a head kick.
Adderley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Adderley throws an overhand right that lands on Kong's shoulder, as Kong tries to avoid the shot.
Adderley is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kong had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kong uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kong lands with a good body shot.#T3#
Adderley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kong. That did some damage!
Hakeem Adderley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Adderley.
Kong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hong Kong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kong takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#ROC2#Kong is rocked!
Kong misses with an uppercut
and Adderley counters with a crisp right that sends Kong to the canvas! Adderley follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hakeem Adderley!
Hakeem Adderley thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
BB 53 - Garbowa vs White
Date: Jun 07, 2022 |
#R1#
Kong fails with the takedown.
Kong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Man.
Kong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Man circles away quickly and effectively.
Kong fails with a takedown attempt.
Kong blocks a jab.
Kong is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Man jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kong drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Man defends it well.
Man throws a quick inside leg kick.
Man uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Man gets off balance looking for a body kick#TD2#
and Kong counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Man pushes Kong off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kong takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Kong changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#T1#
Kong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Kong with the counter takedown but Man avoids it easily.
Kong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Man.
Man throws a body punch but Kong moves out of range.
Man looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kong is trying hard to land a takedown here. Man sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Matrix Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hong Kong.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Kong.
Kong shoots for a double leg takedown but Man sprawls well. He's pushed Kong's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Man is looking to slow Kong down with leg kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Man. That's going to slow Kong down.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Kong is just out of range.#TD2#
Kong looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kong connects with a nice short shot to Man's temple. #SUB2#
Kong is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB2#
Kong is looking for a kimura here.
#T2##SUB2#
Kong is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#SUB2#
Kong is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Man sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#ES#
Man makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Kong moves out of range of the leg kick from Man.
Kong is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kong closes this distance looking for a takedown but Man circles away.#T3#
Kong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kong changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Man feints and then cracks Kong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kong down.
Man thows a left - swing and a miss!
Man jabs Kong right on the nose. Kong blinks but takes it well.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kong or perhaps it was just good defense by Man, which made it look bad.
Kong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kong shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Man but Man pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Man misses the jab.
Kong with the counter takedown but Man avoids it easily.
Kong scores with a jab to the head.
Matrix Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Man sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Man throws a looping overhand right but Kong ducks down to avoid it.
Kong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man.#T4#
Kong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Man fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Man misses.
Kong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Man throws out the jab.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kong tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kong.
Kong ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Man connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Man slips under a jab from Kong.
Man connects with a jab.
Man thumps Kong with a low kick.
Kong moves out of range as Man strikes.
Man moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kong.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matrix Man dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Man throws a hook but Kong avoids it easily.
And Kong tries to counter it with a takedown but Man pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nice body punch from Man.
Kong staying out of range there.
Kong drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Man defends it well.
Man swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kong with the counter takedown but Man avoids it easily.
Kong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Man stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Man does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kong tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Man throws a hook to the side of Kong's head but Kong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good leg kick by Man.
Matrix Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man cracks Kong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Man lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kong at a distance.
Man misses with a shot to the body #TD2#
and Kong counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kong is looking to work some ground and pound but Man has wrist control.
Man avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T1#
Man keeping moving, preventing Kong from controlling successfully.
Kong throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kong accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kong looking to sit in guard and control but Man gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##SUB2#
Kong is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB2#
Kong working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Man doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Man manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
Kong looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Man has picked Kong up and slammed him! Kong can't keep hold of the triangle and Man manages to pass to side control!#T2#
Kong sneaks back into half guard.
Man is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kong can do to turn this around?#SUB2#
Kong looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kong tries to roll over but Man keeps him under control.
Man controlling the action here.
Kong moves into full guard.
Kong tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB2#
Kong escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Man gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Kong working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Man has passed into half guard!
#T3#
Kong wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Kong looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB2#
Kong looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB2#
Kong looking for submissions off his back.
Man seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB2#
Kong looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Man not doing much here.
#SUB2#
Kong actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matrix Man dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R3#
Man throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Kong.
Nice defenses there by Kong.
Man wants to land a leg kick but Kong is out of range.
Kong gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A solid body kick from Man.
Kong lands with a straight right. Man didn't see that one coming.
Man stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Man wants it to stay on the feet.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kong moves away.
Man tests Kong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong checks the leg kick.
Kong shoots in looking for a takedown but Man manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kong's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Man throws a solid leg kick but Kong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Man.
Man jabs Kong right on the nose. Kong blinks but takes it well.
Kong staying out of range there.#T1#
Man throws a jab when Kong was well out of range.
Kong feints the counter takedown.
Kong moves forwards but Man connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Man throws a quick inside leg kick.
Man getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Man stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A shot to the liver by Man. Beautiful body shot.
Man misses with a hook. Kong ducked under it nicely.
Kong slips under a jab.
Man throws a hook but Kong blocks it.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Man connects with a single shot there.
Man loads up on a big right hand but Kong slips the punch.
A lazy left from Man finds it's target.#T2#
Man turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kong.
Kong with the counter takedown but Man avoids it easily.
Man throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kong throws a right hand that Man ducks under and follows up with a left that Man also avoids with ease.
That kick from Man tenderised Kong's leg. Kong is trying to keep his angry face on.
Man getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Matrix Man is winning the standup battle so far.
Kong swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Kong shoots in looking for a takedown. Man tries to sprawl out of it but Kong keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Man manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Matrix Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hong Kong.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man lands a leg kick that knocks Kong off balance momentarily.#T3#
Kong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Man.
Man takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kong moves out of range of the strikes.
Kong tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Man throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good leg kick by Man.
Kong looks for a takedown but Man sprawls well.
A telegraphed right hand from Man misses the target.
Man throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Man uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kong.
Man feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Man lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Man buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Man uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kong.
Kong might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.#T4#
A telegraphed right hand from Man misses the target.
Nice sprawl there from Man as Kong shoots in.
A leg kick checked by Kong.
Kong is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Kong.
Man looks to land a body kick but Kong moved away.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kong moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man lands a jab to Kong's midsection.
Man connects with a solid leg kick.
Kong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Man.
Man throws a shot to the body.
Kong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kong.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matrix Man clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R4#
Kong throws a shot from downtown. Man moves away and avoids it.
Man stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kong.
#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Man enables Kong to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Man manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.#SUB2#
Kong drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kong jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Kong working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Kong advances position into side control!
Man tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong in side control, throwing shots but Man defends.
Man is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T1#
Kong fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kong tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. #SUB2#
Kong is trying to get an arm triangle but Man is defending well.
Kong wants to control but Man is keeping him busy.
Man taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kong trying to control the action but Man is working from the bottom. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kong controlling from side mount. #SUB2#
Kong goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Man has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kong but great work by Man.
Kong is looking to reverse the position.
Man in side control, just content to control the action for now. #T3##SU#
Man stands up and beckons Kong to his feet.
Donk. Kong catches Man right on the button with a cross.
Kong slips under a jab.
Man throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Man connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kong's hands.
Kong gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Man.
Man leaves Kong with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Man swings for the body but Kong moves out of range.
#T4#
Man looks to land a left hand but Kong moved out of range nicely.
Man wants to land a leg kick but Kong is out of range.
Man misses with a straight right.
Man keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kong misses with an uppercut. Man saw that one coming.
Man throws a low kick, looking for Kong's leg but Kong calmly moves out of range.
Kong dives in for a single leg takedown but Man sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Man lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Man.
Man scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice sprawl there from Man as Kong shoots in.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matrix Man had his way with Hong Kong in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R5#
Kong moves away from the strike by Man.
Good exchange - Man coming out on top.
Man lands with a thumping leg kick.
Man bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kong's head.
Kong shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Man as he avoids it easily.
Man fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kong just manages to avoid it.
Nice cross by Man.
Kong misses with an uppercut. Man saw that one coming.
Man dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kong tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Man defends well and Kong ends up having to push Man into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Kong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Man throws out the jab.
The crowd cheers as Man lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kong doesn't seem phased though.
Man throws a lazy right hand but Kong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T1#
Kong moves out of range of the strikes.
Kong walks into a jab.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Man lands a slapping body shot.
Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Man as he jumps to the side.
As Kong backs away, Man returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Matrix Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hong Kong.
Man lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Man misses with a looping right.
Kong tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Man scores with a hook to the body. Kong takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jab, jab by Man - just one landing. #T2#
Kong swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Kong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kong swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Kong misses with a looping right.
Man lunges at Kong with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kong's hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man digs a good hook to Kong's body.
Man misses with a body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kong.
Man looks to throw the jab but Kong is out of range.
Kong feints the counter takedown.
Kong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Man misses with a body shot.
Man throws a hook but Kong blocks it.#T3#
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#TD2#
Kong bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hong Kong has got the better of the ground game so far.#ES#
Man throws Kong to one side and escapes!
Nice body punch from Man.
Man connects with a solid leg kick. #TD2#
Kong fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Man to the ground. Kong is now in Man's guard.
Man pushes Kong off and gets back to his feet.
Hong Kong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot lands for Man.
Man lands a jab.
Kong takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#T4#
Man misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kong. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man misses with a hook.
Man misses with a low kick as Kong jumps back.
Man lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kong at a distance.
Man jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kong feints the counter takedown.
Kong moves out of range as Man strikes.
A lazy left from Man finds it's target.
Kong shoots in but no luck this time.
Kong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Matrix Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Man.
Kong staying out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matrix Man showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Man 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Matrix Man!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Matrix Man!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Matrix Man!
Matrix Man wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Matrix Man thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
BB 44 - Kong vs Hawk 3
Date: Apr 30, 2022 |
#R1##TD#
Kong shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. #SUB2#
Hawk throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kong uses it to pass to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kong wants to take a breather but Hawk manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Kong.
Kong trying to control but Hawk is working from the bottom.
Kong loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong wants to pass the guard but Hawk is keeping the position.
Kong trying to control but Hawk is working from the bottom.
Kong passes into half guard. #T1#
Kong thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hawk's head.
Kong trying to control from half guard but Hawk is working away.
Hawk tries to get to full guard but Kong has control of the leg.
Kong scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hawk moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hawk keeping full guard, as Kong tries to pass.
Kong sitting in guard here, content to control. #T2#
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.
Hawk keeping moving, preventing Kong from controlling successfully.
Hawk keeping full guard, as Kong tries to pass.
Kong throwing strikes from guard but Hawk blocks nicely.
Hawk keeping full guard, as Kong tries to pass.
Hawk looking for a sweep. Not yet Hawk, not yet.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kong throws a strike but Hawk rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB##T3#
Hawk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kong manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hawk manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Kong stands and throws Hawk's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hawk tries to bench press Kong off him but Kong keeps the position.
Hawk gets back to half guard.
Kong is trying to control. Hawk wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kong working over Hawk with some ground and pound. Hawk looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#T4#
Kong throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hawk keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kong is looking to advance position but Hawk won't allow it.
Kong sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hawk defending well though.
Kong has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kong looking to finish with strikes here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kong postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hawk looks a forlorn figure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hong Kong dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
A low kick from Hawk misses #TD#
and Kong counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hong Kong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kong advances to half guard.
Kong scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kong is looking to stall here but Hawk recovers full guard.
Kong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hawk is keeping the position for now.
Hawk wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong trying to control but Hawk is working from the bottom.
Kong with a flurry of punches that miss. #T1#
Kong postures up and lands a big shot to Hawk's brow.
Kong preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kong sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hawk's guard.
Kong is trying to control. Hawk wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB#
Hawk is defending against the submission attempts here by Kong.
Hawk is refusing to be controlled, as Kong sits in half guard.
Kong is just content to waste time from the top position. Hawk takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard. #T2#
Hawk can't keep his opponent in guard - Kong advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kong looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kong throwing shots but Hawk is blocking nicely.
Kong content to control rather than advance.
Kong throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hawk can do to turn this around?
Kong wants to advance to full mount but Hawk doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead. #T3#
Kong throws a big elbow that misses.
Kong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kong trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kong has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kong looking to sit in guard and control but Hawk gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Kong can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hawk controls the pace.
Hawk works a leg free and moves into half guard. #T4#
Kong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kong is trying to control but Hawk passes into side control!
Kong trying his best to control but Hawk has mounted him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kong working to try and regain half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hong Kong dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R3#
Kong closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hawk circles away.
Kong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kong misses with a kick to the body
and Hawk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No luck for Kong with that takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hawk throws a front kick aimed at Kong's knee but Kong avoids it well.
Kong half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kong takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong blocks a head kick by Hawk.
Kong tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hawk defends well and Kong ends up having to push Hawk into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hong Kong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kong is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hawk is defending well.#BC2#
Hawk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kong shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hawk as he avoids it easily. #T1#
Kong closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hawk circles away.
Hawk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kong.
Kong misses with an uppercut
and Hawk counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kong shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hawk stuffs the takedown attempt from Kong. Kong gets slowly back to his feet.
Hawk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kong with a poor takedown
and Hawk counters with a thumping low kick.
Hawk throws a leg kick but Kong moved away.
Hong Kong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kong shoots and misses #KD2#
and Hawk counters with a crisp one two that drops Kong! Hawk thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Kong to his feet! Kong is in big trouble!#ROC2#Kong is rocked!
Kong leaves his chin hanging out and Hawk seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Kong crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ethan Hawk!
A very excited looking Ethan Hawk made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Hong Kong had this to say: 'He's the champ for a reason. '. |
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Event:
BB 29 - Kong vs McWrestler
Date: Feb 24, 2022 |
#R1#
McWrestler displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kong.
McWrestler doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kong shoots and misses
and McWrestler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kong shoots in but McWrestler avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hong Kong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab lands there for McWrestler.
Kong shoots in and drives through. McWrestler sprawls well.
McWrestler throws a hook but Kong blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McWrestler misses with a wild body shot.
McWrestler throws a big shot that misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kong.
McWrestler paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#T1#
Kong tries for a takedown but McWrestler sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kong looks to score with a jab to the body but McWrestler is just out of range.
Dude McWrestler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kong with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dude McWrestler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McWrestler throws a lazy uppercut
#TD#
and Kong counters with a takedown into side control.
McWrestler has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.#SUB#
Kong tries for a kimura but McWrestler is defending well.
McWrestler is trying to improve his position.
McWrestler manages to get back to half guard.
McWrestler controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
McWrestler trying to control from the bottom.
#T2#
Kong looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kong prevents McWrestler from improving his position.
McWrestler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McWrestler desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Kong throwing shots but McWrestler is blocking nicely.
McWrestler manages to get to full guard.
McWrestler keeping full guard, as Kong tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
McWrestler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kong is one step ahead there.
McWrestler controlling the position.
Kong working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McWrestler's head.
McWrestler is adopting a defensive guard.
McWrestler keeping full guard, as Kong tries to pass.
Kong wants to control from the top but McWrestler keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kong throws a big right hand that misses.
McWrestler keeping moving, preventing Kong from controlling successfully.
McWrestler wants to sweep but no luck.
McWrestler is wriggling around but Kong manages to pass to half guard.
Kong is looking to take a break and control but McWrestler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McWrestler is trying to maintain the position but Kong is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McWrestler is trying to get back to full guard.
Kong is thwarting McWrestler's attempts to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dude McWrestler 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.#R2#
Kong shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McWrestler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice cross by McWrestler.
McWrestler scores with a punch to the head.
McWrestler missing with a left hand there. Kong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McWrestler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McWrestler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kong scores with a jab to the body.
McWrestler takes one to the chin there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong tries for a takedown but McWrestler circles away easily
and McWrestler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kong throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and McWrestler counters with a straight right hand.#ROC2#Kong is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McWrestler throws a pinpoint strike between Kong's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Kong crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and McWrestler scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dude McWrestler!
Dude McWrestler is the new welterweight champion!
Dude McWrestler seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Hong Kong was interviewed post fight and said 'He's the champ for a reason. '. |
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Event:
BB 19 - Kong vs Schrute
Date: Jan 01, 2022 |
#R1#
Schrute throws a lazy right hand but Kong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#TD#
Kong drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Schrute manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Kong is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Schrute is defending well.
Schrute fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schrute blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schrute.
Kong tries to score a body lock takedown but Schrute shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schrute gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kong.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hong Kong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schrute creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kong's defenses.
A head punch on the inside from Kong fails to land.
Schrute has Kong pressed against the cage.
Schrute lands a nice uppercut.#T1#
Schrute tries to work over Kong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Schrute is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Schrute prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kong lands with a left to the head.
Schrute misses with a body punch.
A short right from Kong on the inside. #TD#
Kong has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Schrute regains guard immediately.
Kong wants to control from the top but Schrute keeps moving.
Kong throws an elbow that misses. Schrute uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kong's guard. Nice move by Schrute!#REVB#
Kong wants to control the position but Schrute says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard. #T2#
Schrute is controlling the pace.
Kong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kong is working hard here to advance position.#T3#
Kong manages to get to full guard.
#SUB#
Kong working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Schrute doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Schrute manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Schrute controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kong seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#SUB#
Kong had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Schrute defends it easily.
Schrute stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kong working a defensive guard here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kong pulls Schrute in close to prevent any damage. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dwight Schrute dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Schrute throws a jab when Kong was well out of range.
Kong attempts a counter takedown but Schrute avoids it well and moves away.
Kong with a poor takedown
and Schrute counters with a stiff right hand. #TD#
Kong shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Schrute manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kong advances to half guard.
Kong wants to free his trapped foot but Schrute is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kong lands strikes from half guard.#SUB#
Schrute makes his way to full guard, as Kong worked for a kimura.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong throws a strike but Schrute rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Schrute wants to control from the top but Kong keeps moving. #T1#
Kong is looking to sweep but instead, Schrute has passed into half guard.
Still in half guard, Schrute seems content to control.#SUB#
Kong looking for submissions off his back.
Kong moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Schrute trying to control but Kong is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Kong is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Schrute is aware though and is defending well.#SUB#
Schrute content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Kong has locked up a guillotine! Kong's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Schrute is holding on here and Kong must be using up a lot of energy. Schrute has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Kong gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hong Kong!
Hong Kong retains his welterweight title!
After the fight, Hong Kong was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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Event:
BB 12 - Bleak vs Mayhem
Date: Nov 27, 2021 |
#R1#
Kong swings for the body but Mammadov moves out of range.
#TD#
Kong feints and as Mammadov raises his hands in defense, Kong changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mammadov wants to stand up but Kong is controlling him. #SUB2#
Mammadov is looking for a triangle but Kong pushes his legs off easily.
#SUB2#
Mammadov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kong is aware though and is defending well.
Kong stands and throws Mammadov's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mammadov is trying to get back to half guard.
Kong working the head with strikes.
Kong will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mammadov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kong looks up at the clock and then as Mammadov takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kong smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
#SUB#
Mammadov is wriggling around trying to escape but Kong has hooked up a rear naked choke! Is it over??? Is it... you're damn right it is! Mammadov taps out and Kong picks up the big win! Great work there by Kong!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hong Kong!
Hong Kong retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Hong Kong rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed. |
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Event:
BB 7 - Kong vs Helenius
Date: Oct 23, 2021 |
#R1#
Helenius throws a leg kick but Kong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kong shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Helenius but Helenius pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Decent striking displayed by Kong there.
Helenius throws a big shot that misses.
Helenius tries to land a leg kick but Kong saw it coming and moves away.
#TD#
Kong scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Helenius is looking for a sweep.
Kong scores with punches from side control.
Kong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Helenius keeps working.
Helenius is looking to reverse the position.
Helenius keeps trying to improve his position.
Kong taking a break here but Helenius is having none of it and regains half guard. #T1#
Kong missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Helenius is looking for a sweep. Kong is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Helenius trying to control here.
Kong passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Helenius!
Kong has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Helenius's face.
Helenius really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
#SUB#
Kong goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Helenius turns into him and now he's in Kong's guard.
#T2#
Kong trying to control the position.
Helenius wants to control from the top but Kong keeps moving. #SUB#
Helenius sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Kong doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Helenius paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Kong - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hong Kong!
Hong Kong retains his welterweight title!
After the fight, Hong Kong was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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Event:
BLAZE FIGHT NIGHT 5
Date: Sep 22, 2021 |
#R1##TD2#
Bar drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bar pushes down on Kong's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kong knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #SUB2#
Bar is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kong sees it coming and defends easily.
Bar is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Bar looking to finish with strikes here!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Bar goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Kong turns into him and now he's in Bar's guard.
#SUB2#
Bar working for a triangle but Kong defends it easily.
#T1#
Kong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB2#
Kong got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kong has managed to get both his arms back between Bar's legs - danger averted.
Kong preventing the sweep.
Kong trying to control but Bar is working from the bottom.
Kong tries to free his leg and advance position but Bar is retaining full guard. #SUB2#
Bar working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Kong has passed into half guard!
Bar is staying active underneath Kong, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kong looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bar tries to roll over but Kong keeps him under control.#T2#
Bar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #SUB2#
Bar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kong pulls his head out easily.
Kong working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bar taking some punishment here, with Kong in his half guard. #SUB#
Kong is working for a submission of some sort.
Kong trying to control from half guard but Bar is working away.
Kong trying to mount his opponent but Bar defends it.
Kong is looking to take a break and control but Bar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
Bar looking for submissions off his back.
Kong working Bar over with strikes. #T3#
Bar tries to get to full guard but Kong has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kong is looking to take a break and control but Bar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bar is looking for a sweep. Kong is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ground and pound from Kong.
Bar works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bar swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB2#
Bar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kong doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kong manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
Kong avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB##T4##SUB2#
Bar is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#SUB2#
Bar is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Bar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #SUB#
Kong looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Bar is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#SUB2#
Bar seems to be looking for submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wilhelm Bar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Bar ducks under a wild hook from Kong.
Bar changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
An inside leg kick from Kong misses.
Kong thows a leg kick but Bar checks it #TD2#
and Bar counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kong!
Bar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kong manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kong working Bar over with strikes.
Wilhelm Bar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bar manages to get to full guard.
Kong distracts Bar with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB2#
Kong got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kong has managed to get both his arms back between Bar's legs - danger averted.#SUB2#
Bar looking for a guillotine here but Kong defends easily.
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!#SUB2#
Kong got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kong has managed to get both his arms back between Bar's legs - danger averted.
Kong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T1#
Kong stands and throws Bar's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bar sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.#SUB#
Kong seems to be working for a kimura but Bar defends the submission attempt.#SUB2#
Bar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB2#
Bar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kong pulls his head out easily.
Kong moves nicely into side control.
Bar is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kong landing a few strikes.
Kong connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bar some visible discomfort.
#T2#
Kong cracks Bar with a big right hand but Bar just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
#SUB#
Kong thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bar tries to get back to half guard but can't.#SUB#
Kong wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bar, who protects the arm well.
Bar is looking to regain half guard here but Kong keeps moving and retains side control.
Bar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kong looks up at the clock and then as Bar takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kong smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bar is looking for a sweep.
Bar gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bar is looking to improve his position.
Kong passes to side control. #T3#
Bar is looking to reverse the position.
Kong creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bar taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kong wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kong cracks Bar with a big right hand but Bar just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
#ROC#Bar is rocked!
Bar tries to buck Kong off but Kong is having none of it.
Bar is still in real trouble! Can Kong finish him?
Kong trying to control the position but Bar is working away. #SUB#
Kong has hold of Bar's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Bar seems comfortable defending it but Kong has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Bar is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Bar is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Kong couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hong Kong!
Hong Kong retains his welterweight title!
Hong Kong decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little. |
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Event:
BLAZE IT UP! 2
Date: Aug 17, 2021 |
#R1#
Hawk throws an overhand right that lands on Kong's shoulder, as Kong tries to avoid the shot.
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.
Kong is looking to chop away at Hawk's legs.
Kong shoots in for a takedown but Hawk shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kong ducks under a wild hook from Hawk.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kong! But no joy.
Kong blocks a leg kick.
Kong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#TD2#
Kong shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kong postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hawk is trying to control the position but Kong postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Hawk is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kong looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kong trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Kong is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kong's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #SUB#
Hawk throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hawk is keeping the position for now.
Kong is looking to work some ground and pound but Hawk has wrist control.
Kong wants to control from the top but Hawk keeps moving.
Kong tries to free his leg and advance position but Hawk is retaining full guard. #T2#
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.
Kong trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hawk is keeping the position for now. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hawk throws a head kick but Kong moves out of range.
Kong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawk misses with a body shot.
Hawk misses with a wild body shot.
A cross from Hawk lands.
Kong shoots in and drives through. Hawk sprawls well.
Kong fails with the takedown
and Hawk counters with a big head kick but Kong shrugs it off.
Ethan Hawk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hong Kong.
Kong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A telegraphed right hand from Kong misses the target.
Hawk fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kong.#T3#
Kong misses with a body shot.
Hawk catches Kong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hawk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hawk throws a hook to the side of Kong's head but Kong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hawk is looking to score with low kicks.
Kong with the counter takedown but Hawk avoids it easily.
Kong shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hawk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hawk is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#ROC#Kong is rocked!
Kong changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hawk tries to avoid it but Kong manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hawk to the ground. Hawk escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kong throws a body punch but Hawk moves out of range.
Kong shoots in looking for a takedown. Hawk tries to sprawl out of it but Kong keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hawk manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kong tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hawk sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kong somewhat.#TD2#
Hawk gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.#T4#
Kong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kong preventing the sweep.
Hawk keeping moving, preventing Kong from controlling successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kong preventing the sweep.
Hawk working a defensive guard here.
Hawk is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Hawk dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Kong finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Hawk misses its target.
Hawk blocks a jab.
Hawk misses with a low kick.
Kong blocks a jab.
Hawk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hawk throws a body punch but Kong moves out of range.
Hawk throws a low kick but Kong avoids it.
Kong feints the counter takedown.
Kong misses the shot to the body.
Kong ducks under a wild hook from Hawk.
Hawk checks a low kick from Kong.#TD2#
Hawk gets caught flat footed, as Kong shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hawk controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong postures up and lands a big shot to Hawk's brow.
Kong throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kong wants to pass the guard but Hawk is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kong is pushing down on Hawk's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hawk is fighting to maintain full guard but Kong has managed to sneak the leg through.#T1#
Kong is pressing down on Hawk's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hawk is holding on for now.
Kong thows a huge punch but Hawk dodges it nicely.
Kong trying to control from half guard but Hawk is working away.
Kong missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kong works his foot free and advances to mount.
Kong with the ground and pound from mount. #T2#
Kong with shots to the head and body - Hawk looks very uncomfortable down there. #SUB2#
Kong moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Hawk has worked his arm free - good work by Hawk!
Sloppy strikes there by Kong.
Hawk struggling a bit here.
Hawk taking a bit of punishment here - Kong scoring with strikes.
Hong Kong has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kong wants to control but Hawk is keeping him busy. #T3#
Kong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hawk is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kong connects with a decent elbow. #SUB2#
Kong tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kong fails to land a wild elbow strike.
#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kong content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Kong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kong trying to control the action but Hawk is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Kong goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hawk rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kong's guard! Nice work there by Hawk! #SUB2#
Hawk avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hawk tries to free his leg and advance position but Kong is retaining full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hong Kong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R3#
Kong shoots for a double leg takedown but Hawk sprawls well. He's pushed Kong's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Hawk misses the target.
Hawk throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hong Kong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kong lands a jab to the head.
Hawk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kong.
Hawk misses with a hook. Kong ducked under it nicely.
Kong with the counter takedown but Hawk avoids it easily.
Hawk throws a chopping leg kick but Kong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hawk throws out a loose jab but Kong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawk throws a body kick that misses.
Kong takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
#TD2#
Kong closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hawk quickly recovers to half guard.#SUB2#
Kong is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hawk is just riding it out for now. Kong eventually gives up the hold.
Hawk is pressing down on Kong's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T1#
Kong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kong tries to free his leg and advance position but Hawk is retaining full guard.
Kong trying to move into half guard but instead Hawk has managed to sweep!#REVR#
Kong is trying to control the position but Hawk postures up. #SUB2#
Kong has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hawk can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hawk wants to pass the guard but Kong is keeping the position.#T2#
Hawk is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hawk passes Kong's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kong is trying to get back to full guard.
Kong is pressing down on Hawk's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T3#
Hawk sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hawk trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kong manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVB##T4#
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.#SUB#
Hawk looking for a guillotine here but Kong defends easily.
Hawk trying to keep a closed guard but Kong is proving a slippery customer.
Kong trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kong looking to sit in guard and control but Hawk gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ethan Hawk did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R4#
Kong misses with a hook. Hawk ducked under it nicely.
Kong blocks the body kick.
Hawk digs a good hook to Kong's body.
Nice defenses there by Kong.
Kong throws out a leg kick but Hawk moves out of range and Kong only half commits.
Ethan Hawk is winning the standup battle so far.
Kong on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hawk.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hawk checks a leg kick.
Hawk throws a shot from downtown. Kong moves away and avoids it.
Hawk lands with a slapping head kick.
Kong moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Kong misses.
Kong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hawk missing with a left hand there. Kong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hawk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hawk misses the jab.
Kong blocks a head kick by Hawk.
#T1#
Hawk stuffs the takedown attempt from Kong. Kong gets slowly back to his feet.
Hawk throws a quick counter head kick but Kong was just out of range.
Hawk takes a swing at Kong's ribcage but misses. #TD2#
Hawk gets caught flat footed, as Kong shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.#SUB#
Hawk working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kong doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kong manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kong is working Hawk over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kong wants to pass the guard but Hawk is keeping the position.
Hawk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kong. #T2#
Kong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hawk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hawk keeping moving, preventing Kong from controlling successfully.
Kong sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hawk's guard.
Kong trying to control the pace.
Kong not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T3#
Hawk is looking for a sweep. Kong is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kong not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kong trying to pass the guard but Hawk defending well.
Hawk moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hawk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kong.
Kong looking to pass the guard. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kong lands with a cross. #T4#
Kong missing with a left hand there. Hawk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hawk moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Kong misses the target.
Hawk scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Hawk.
Kong takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hawk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Hawk misses the target.
Kong with the counter takedown but Hawk avoids it easily.
Kong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hawk at a distance.
Hawk swings for the body but Kong moves out of range.
Kong throws a leg kick but Hawk checks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#TD2#
Kong shoots in and bounces Hawk off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kong throws a big elbow that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Hong Kong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R5#
Kong throws a leg kick but Hawk checks it. #TD2#
Kong shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hawk manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kong throws a big right hand that misses.
Kong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hawk is keeping the position for now.
Kong is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#SUB#
Hawk has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kong can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong trying to control but Hawk is working from the bottom. #T1#
Kong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kong throwing strikes from guard but Hawk blocks nicely.
Kong sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hawk's guard.
Kong is keen to just control but Hawk is a slippery customer.#SUB2#
Kong trying to work for an americana but Hawk has managed to regain full guard.
Hawk controlling the position.
Ethan Hawk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kong advances to half guard.
Hawk is trying to get back to full guard.
Kong thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kong works his foot free and advances to mount. #SUB2#
Kong goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Hawk is on top in guard.
#SUB2#
Kong working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hawk doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hawk manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T3#
Hawk tries to free his leg and advance position but Kong is retaining full guard.
Hawk controlling from the top position.
Kong trying to keep a closed guard but Hawk is proving a slippery customer.
#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hawk looking to sit in guard and control but Kong gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Kong pushing down on Hawk's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kong wants to pass the guard but Hawk is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Kong is working for a submission of some sort.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hong Kong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kong has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Hong Kong!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Hong Kong!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Hong Kong!
Hong Kong wins by unanimous decision!
Hong Kong is the new welterweight champion!
Hong Kong bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
BLAZE BROTHERS 1
Date: Jul 04, 2021 |
#R1#
Jinx cracks Kong with an open hand slap.
Kong misses with a hook
and Jinx cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jinx bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hong Kong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kong is defended easily by Jinx.
Jinx misses with a low kick as Kong jumps back.
Kong let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jinx lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jinx sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jinx clobbers Kong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jinx stuffs the takedown.
Jinx throwing a counter right hand but Kong manages to avoid it.
Jinx uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kong.
Kong misses the shot to the body.
Kong has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nice uppercut there from Jinx.
Jinx throws out a powerful jab.
Kong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jinx.
Kong shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jinx pinned against the cage. Jinx gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Leroy Jinx has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hong 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!#TD2#
Jinx gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.#T1#
Kong wants to control from the top but Jinx keeps moving.
Jinx wants to stand up but Kong is controlling him.
Kong showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #ES#
Jinx pushes Kong off and gets back to his feet.
Jinx lands a body shot.
Kong looks to throw the jab but Jinx is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Jinx on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kong shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jinx sprawls well. Jinx wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kong gets slowly back to his feet.#T2#
Kong takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kong shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jinx wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kong throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jinx's waist but Jinx gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kong off to one side. #TD2#
Kong throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jinx tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kong is in Jinx's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jinx is looking to stand up but Kong isn't so interested in that idea.
Kong trying to control but Jinx is working from the bottom.
Kong stands and throws Jinx's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jinx is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Far-Q Fight Club, so we'll see if he gets out of it.#SUB2#
Kong tries for a kimura but Jinx is defending well. #T3#
Kong working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kong trying to control the position but Jinx is working away.
Kong is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kong taking a breather here.
Kong is looking to take a break and control but Jinx is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kong throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Jinx works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Kong wants to free his trapped foot but Jinx is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jinx has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kong is working away from the top position though.
Jinx blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kong.
Jinx wants to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leroy Jinx dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Jinx connects with a single shot there.
Kong throws out a loose jab but Jinx uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jinx lands a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Jinx.
Jab by Jinx.#TD2#
Kong drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jinx is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Kong presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jinx lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kong tries to score a body lock takedown but Jinx shows good agility there to stay on his feet.#BC#
Jinx manages to break the clinch.
Jinx loads up on a big right hand but Kong slips the punch.
Kong misses with a wild body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kong crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jinx - the referee stops the clock and Kong gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jinx. Kong manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jinx.
Jinx keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jinx delivers a nice body kick.
Jinx throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jinx lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#T1#
Kong swings for the body but Jinx moves out of range.
Jinx lands a leg kick that knocks Kong off balance momentarily.
Jinx throws a leg kick but Kong checks it.
Leroy Jinx is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jinx to score with a decent uppercut.
Jinx throws a nice looking combination but Kong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kong shoots and misses
and Jinx counters with a nice uppercut.
Jinx misses with a low kick.
Kong shoots in looking for a takedown but Jinx manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kong's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
As Kong backs away, Jinx returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Leroy Jinx has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hong Kong.
Kong on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jinx throws a sloppy head kick and Kong moves out of range easily.
Kong dives in and grabs Jinx's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jinx pushes down on Kong's head and hops out.
Kong shoots for a takedown but Jinx saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jinx blocks a low kick nicely.
Kong dives in and grabs Jinx's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jinx pushes down on Kong's head and hops out.
Jinx throws out a leg kick but Kong moves out of range and Jinx only half commits.
A leg kick checked by Jinx.
Kong misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jinx.#T2#
Kong walks into a straight right hand from Jinx.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kong throws a body punch but Jinx moves out of range.
A punch combination from Jinx misses.
A swing and a miss from Jinx.
Jinx tries to score with a low kick but Kong moves his leg out of the way.
Leroy Jinx is winning the standup battle so far.
Kong misses the jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jinx.
Jinx throws a shot to the body.
Jinx misses with a straight left.
Kong misses with a body shot.
Jinx throws the left hand but Kong avoids the punch easily.
Jinx is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kong.
Kong only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jinx connects with a jab.
Kong moves out of range as Jinx throws a body kick.
Kong slips under a jab.
Kong throws a low kick, looking for Jinx's leg but Jinx calmly moves out of range.
It looked like Jinx wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jinx is fending him off so far but Kong persists. Nope, Jinx circles away and we're back to standing.
Kong is looking to chop away at Jinx's legs.
Jinx is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kong can do to turn this around?#T3##TD2#
Kong closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jinx's guard.
Kong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jinx swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jinx is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Kong dives into side control.
Jinx struggling a bit here.
Kong misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jinx is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Jinx managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kong.
#T4#
Who's going to make the next move?
Jinx is not content to let Kong control the position. #SUB2#
Kong is trying to get an arm triangle but Jinx is defending well.
Kong throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jinx takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leroy Jinx dominated that second 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.#R3#
Kong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kong misses with a left hand
and Jinx counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kong throws out a leg kick but Jinx moves out of range and Kong only half commits.
Kong connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kong dodges the punch combination from Jinx.
Kong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jinx.
Kong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jinx at a distance.
Kong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jinx thuds a left hand into Kong's body.
Jinx throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kong shoots in but Jinx avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong misses with a body shot.
Kong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jinx.
Kong misses with a looping left.
Kong gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jinx counters with a straight right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kong checks a leg kick. #T1#
An inside leg kick lands from Jinx.
Kong ducks under a wild hook from Jinx.
Jinx misses with a hook. Kong ducked under it nicely.
Kong with the counter takedown but Jinx avoids it easily.
Kong tries to score with a low kick but Jinx moves his leg out of the way.
Jinx swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jinx can pounce on him.
Jinx tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kong has a takedown stuffed.
Leroy Jinx has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hong Kong.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jinx.
Jinx uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kong.
Kong pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jinx is out of range and Kong settles back down.
Kong swings for the body but Jinx moves out of range.
That kick from Jinx tenderised Kong's leg. Kong is trying to keep his angry face on.
A punch lands to the side of Kong 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jinx moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jinx darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#T2#
Jinx throws a looping overhand right but Kong ducks down to avoid it.
Jinx misses with a looping right.
Kong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jinx lunges at Kong with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kong's hand.
Jinx keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jinx jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jinx pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kong takes a swing at Jinx's ribcage but misses.
Kong takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jinx tries to land a front kick but Kong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kong throws a lazy right hand but Jinx sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jinx tried to counter with a leg kick but Kong avoided it.
Jinx clobbers Kong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kong takes a swing at Jinx's ribcage but misses.
Kong shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jinx pinned against the cage. Jinx gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kong blocks a jab.
Jinx stuns Kong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kong throws an overhand right that lands on Jinx's shoulder, as Jinx tries to avoid the shot. #T3#
Jinx swings for the body but Kong moves out of range.
Kong shoots in for a takedown but Jinx shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jinx with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kong to score with a decent uppercut.
Jinx swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Jinx misses its intended target.
Jinx lands a glancing blow to the side of Kong's head.
Jinx tries a low kick but Kong avoids it.
Jinx throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jinx throws a lazy right hand but Kong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kong throws a shot from downtown. Jinx moves away and avoids it.
Jinx throws a hook to the side of Kong's head but Kong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Jinx misses.
Kong tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jinx counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jinx throws a body shot but no joy.
Jinx throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kong is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jinx looks to land a left hand but Kong moved out of range nicely.#T4#
Jinx misses with a double jab.
Kong with a poor takedown
and Jinx counters with a slapping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jinx. Kong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kong misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kong misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jinx feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jinx swings for the body but Kong moves out of range.
Kong checks a low kick from Jinx.
Jinx throws a body shot but no joy.
Jinx slips a straight right by Kong.
A little feinted left hand from Jinx on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jinx just misses with a punch to the body.
Kong slips a jab and a cross from Jinx.
Jinx with the inside leg kick.
Jinx misses with a low kick as Kong jumps back.
Jinx jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kong with the counter takedown but Jinx avoids it easily.
Kong walks into a stiff left hand from Jinx.
Kong moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leroy Jinx clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R4#
Kong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jinx moves away.
Kong takes a swing at Jinx's ribcage but misses.
Kong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jinx is fending him off so far but Kong persists. Nope, Jinx circles away and we're back to standing.
Jinx keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jinx lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kong scores with a hook.
Nice takedown defense from Jinx. No joy for Kong on that attempt.
Jinx fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kong is out of range.
Kong feints a counter leg kick.
Jinx misses with a wild body shot.
Kong moves out of range of the strikes.
Kong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jinx scores with a nice strike.
Jinx misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jinx throws out a loose jab but Kong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kong throws a low kick but Jinx moves out of range easily.
Kong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jinx scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kong does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. #T1#
Jinx misses with a two punch combination.
Kong is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jinx catches Kong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jinx throws the left hand but Kong avoids the punch easily.
Kong throws out a counter right but Jinx avoids it with no problem.
Kong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jinx. Jinx obviously looking to wear him down.
Jinx misses with a head kick.
Jinx displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kong throws out the jab.
Jinx scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jinx dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jinx throws a hook to the side of Kong's head but Kong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kong throws out a loose jab but Jinx uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jinx throwing a counter right hand but Kong manages to avoid it.
A big left from Kong misses.
Jinx ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Jinx on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kong is looking to score with low kicks.
Jinx buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jinx lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kong throws a front kick aimed at Jinx's knee but Jinx avoids it well.
Jinx throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T2#
Kong slips under a jab from Jinx.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jinx fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#TD2#
Kong scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jinx tries to bench press Kong off him but Kong keeps the position.
Kong wants to control but Jinx is keeping him busy.
Kong looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jinx is avoiding damage well.
Jinx is pushing Kong's head away, looking to escape. Kong manages to hold on to the position though.#SUB2#
Kong thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jinx wants to control but Kong postures up.#T3#
Kong wants to control but Jinx is keeping him busy.
Kong might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jinx haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Jinx is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kong is controlling him well.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kong throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kong trying to control the position but Jinx is working away.
Jinx tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kong wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kong shoots in for a double leg but Jinx sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Leroy Jinx has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hong Kong.#T4#
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.
Jinx tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jinx throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jinx thuds a left hand into Kong's body.
Jinx digs a good body shot into Kong's ribs.
Jinx avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jinx throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jinx defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kong.
Jinx is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kong.
Jinx cracks Kong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kong.
Kong shoots in looking for a takedown. Jinx tries to sprawl out of it but Kong keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jinx manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kong slips a jab from Jinx.
Jinx uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kong.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leroy Jinx had his way with Hong Kong in that round.
That's time! Jinx's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R5#
The fighters circling - Jinx throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jinx slips a jab from Kong.
A jab from Kong finds it's way through Jinx's defenses.
Kong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jinx throws out the jab.
Jinx stuffs the takedown.
Jinx swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Kong tries to counter it with a takedown but Jinx pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jinx scores with a nice strike.
Kong darts in looking for a takedown but Jinx gets double underhooks and turns Kong into the cage.
Kong throws a low kick but Jinx moves out of range easily.
Jinx throws a body punch but Kong moves out of range.
That kick from Jinx tenderised Kong's leg. Kong is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jinx throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong misses with a straight right.
Jinx connects with a single shot there.
Nice defenses there by Kong.
A lazy left from Jinx finds it's target.
Jinx throws a hook but Kong avoids it easily.#T1#
Kong shoots for a takedown but Jinx saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Leroy Jinx has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hong Kong.
Jinx motions for Kong to come forward. Jinx throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kong tries to land a leg kick but Jinx saw it coming and moves away.
Jinx jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Jinx throws a body punch but Kong moves out of range.
Kong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jinx is fending him off so far but Kong persists. Nope, Jinx circles away and we're back to standing.
Jinx looks for the body kick but Kong saw that one coming.
Kong just misses with a punch to the body.
Jinx throws a big shot that misses.
Jinx throws a hook to the side of Kong's head but Kong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jinx scores with a nice strike.
Kong looks to throw the jab but Jinx is out of range.
Jinx lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jinx displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kong.
Kong paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Both fighters circling a little - Jinx finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hong Kong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Jinx takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jinx connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kong. Kong circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jinx works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kong.
Jinx misses with a body shot
#TD2#
and Kong counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kong is pushing down on Jinx's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jinx is fighting to maintain full guard but Kong has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kong wants to take a breather but Jinx is having none of it. #SUB2#
Kong is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jinx sees it coming and defends easily.
Kong throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jinx is looking to improve his position.
#T3#
Kong is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jinx!
Kong wants to control the pace but Jinx is squirming around nicely.
Jinx is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Jinx tries to lock up and control but Kong gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hong Kong has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kong throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kong thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
#SUB2#
Kong looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead. #T4#
Kong misses with some ground and pound and Jinx recovers position to half guard.
Kong drops an elbow to the side of Jinx's head.
Jinx is looking to control Kong's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jinx avoid being mounted?
Kong thows a huge punch but Jinx dodges it nicely.
Jinx moves into full guard.
Kong throws a big elbow that misses.
Kong prevents Jinx from getting back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leroy Jinx showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jinx, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leroy Jinx!
Leroy Jinx retains his welterweight title!
Post fight, Leroy Jinx took to the microphone: 'I have really enjoyed my time here but I think it is time to move on. I would like to be released from my last fight so both I and the new org can move onwards andd upwards. Thanks again to all the fans'.
Hong Kong spoke after the fight, saying 'He's the champ for a reason. '. |
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BBFC 16
Date: May 29, 2021 |
#R1#
Kong shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Griggs pinned against the cage. Griggs gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Griggs falls off balance throwing a combination
#TD#
and Kong counters with a takedown into side control.
Griggs pushes Kong away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kong gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Griggs felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griggs is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Kong working the ground and pound.#T1#
Griggs is trying to buck Kong off.
Kong working the head and body with strikes.
Kong is chipping away with strikes.
Griggs takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kong in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. #SUB#
Kong looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kong working the ground and pound from side control.
Griggs pushes Kong away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kong gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Griggs takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Griggs keeps working.
Griggs really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kong. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kong sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Griggs is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Griggs wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kong has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#T2#
Griggs is not content to let Kong control the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Kong's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Kong in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kong is looking to take a break and control but Griggs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kong is really struggling to control Griggs but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kong controlling the position.
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!#SUB#
Kong tries for a kimura but Griggs is defending well.
Griggs managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kong.
Kong trying to control the position but Griggs is working away.
Griggs is trying to buck Kong off.#T3#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griggs is not content to let Kong control the position.
Griggs wants to get back to his feet.
Kong misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Griggs tries to escape but Kong is in control.
Kong is looking to take a break and control but Griggs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Griggs takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kong creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Griggs takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kong creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Griggs sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kong wants to control but Griggs is keeping him busy.
Griggs wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!#SUB#
Kong tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Griggs is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kong asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hong Kong dominated that round.
That's time! Kong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Kong scores with a jab.
Hong Kong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Kong scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Griggs wants to get back to his feet.
Kong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Griggs can do to turn this around?
Kong controlling the action here. #ES2#
Griggs has one foot on Kong's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Kong swings widly with a right hand
enabling Griggs to counter with a crisp jab.
Kong misses with a body shot.
Kong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griggs.
Nice sprawl there from Griggs as Kong shoots in.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kong works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kong misses with a hook.
Griggs checks the leg kick nicely there.
A slow jab from Kong misses its intended target. #T1#
Kong slips a straight right by Griggs.
Kong thows a leg kick but Griggs checks it
and Griggs counters with a series of strikes. Kong will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Griggs.
Griggs misses with a few strikes there.
#TD#
Griggs gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kong to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kong advances position into side control!
Kong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Griggs keeps working.
Griggs is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.#SUB#
Kong is trying to get an arm triangle but Griggs is defending well. #T2#
Griggs is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kong has just dragged him back down to the mat.#SUB#
Kong is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Griggs knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kong cracks Griggs with a big right hand but Griggs just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Griggs is pushing Kong's head away, looking to escape. Kong manages to hold on to the position though.
Kong trying to control the position but Griggs is working away. #SUB#
Kong tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kong has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #T3#
Griggs is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kong is controlling him well.
Hong Kong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kong trying to control the action but Griggs is working from the bottom.
Kong working the body and head with strikes. #SUB#
Kong is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Griggs is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kong trying to control the position but Griggs is working away.
Kong lands a nice forearm strike.
Griggs is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kong has just dragged him back down to the mat.#T4##SUB#
Kong is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Griggs is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kong working the ground and pound from side control.#SUB#
Kong is trying to get an arm triangle but Griggs is defending well.
Kong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Griggs keeps working.
Griggs is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kong asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Griggs keeps working.
Kong connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Griggs some visible discomfort.
Griggs is trying to get back to his feet.
Kong trying to control the position but Griggs is working away.
Griggs is pushing Kong's head away, looking to escape. Kong manages to hold on to the position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hong Kong dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Griggs tries to bum rush Kong with a series of wild strikes but Kong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#TD#
Kong darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Griggs wants to stand back up but Kong manages to pass into side control.
Kong is looking to take a break and control but Griggs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Griggs is trying to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griggs is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kong connects with a decent elbow.
Griggs is trying to buck Kong off.#SUB#
Kong tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kong has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Griggs is trying to buck Kong off.#T1#
Kong wants to control but Griggs is keeping him busy.
Kong prevents Griggs from escaping the position.
Kong working the head with strikes.
Kong misses with the ground and pound.
Griggs is trying to escape and get back to his feet.#SUB#
Kong is working to tighten his grip on Griggs's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Griggs has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Kong is really squeezing tight and eventually Griggs passes out! Kong breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Hong Kong!
Hong Kong decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Frankie Griggs was interviewed post fight and said 'It'll be back to the drawing board. This isn't the end. Everytime I lose I only come back the next fight much stronger.'. |
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Event:
BBFC FIGHT NIGHT 13
Date: Apr 30, 2021 |
#R1#
Chumbo misses with an uppercut. Kong saw that one coming.
Kong tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chumbo swivels and escapes.#TD#
Kong looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Chumbo!
Chumbo parries the strikes from Kong easily there. Kong is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Chumbo to escape.
Kong cracks Chumbo with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Chumbo felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Kong grinds an elbow into Chumbo's temple. #SUB#
Kong tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kong landing a few strikes. #SUB#
Kong tries for a kimura but Chumbo is defending well.
Kong scores with a couple of short elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Chumbo is trying to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chumbo can do anything to dispel that myth.#SUB#
Kong goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Chumbo rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kong's guard! Nice work there by Chumbo!
Chumbo postures up in Kong's guard and throws a big left but Kong blocks it. #SUB#
Chumbo content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Kong has locked up a guillotine! Kong's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Chumbo is holding on here and Kong must be using up a lot of energy. Chumbo has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Kong gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hong Kong!
Hong Kong spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. |
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Event:
Byzantium 34
Date: Mar 20, 2021 |
#R1#
Hawk throws a hook but Kong avoids it easily.
Kong is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hawk shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A slow jab from Hawk misses its intended target.
Hawk misses with a wild body shot.
Kong fails with the takedown.
Hawk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kong is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hawk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hawk is looking to chop away at Kong's legs.
Kong changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#T1#
Hawk throws the left hand but Kong avoids the punch easily.
Kong gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hawk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hawk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kong.
Kong drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hawk defends it well.
Hawk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hawk throws a jab but it's blocked by Kong.
Hawk swings for the body but Kong moves out of range.
Kong tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hawk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kong was well out of range. Poor timing from Hawk.
Hawk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T2#
Hawk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hawk misses with a wild body shot.
Kong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And Kong tries to counter it with a takedown but Hawk pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hawk throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kong drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hawk defends it well.
Nice shot by Hawk.
Hawk connects with a single shot there.
Hawk throws an ugly left hook that misses
#TD2#
and Kong counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kong wants to pass the guard but Hawk is keeping the position.
Kong is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T3#
Hawk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Kong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hawk works his foot free and advances to mount.
Kong really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Hawk controlling from mount.
Kong tries to control Hawk's body but Hawk pushes him off. Kong squirms to his side and now Hawk has his back!
Kong is really stuck here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kong staying busy and making it hard for Hawk to control. #SUB#
Hawk is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Kong knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Kong for a finish.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Hawk dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Kong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hawk digs a good body shot into Kong's ribs.
Hawk looks to throw the jab but Kong is out of range.
And Kong tries to counter it with a takedown but Hawk pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hawk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kong manages to avoid it.
Hawk scores with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Hawk finds it's target.
Hawk is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hawk misses with a body shot.
#T1#
Hawk misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawk. Kong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hawk.
Kong drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hawk defends it well.
Hawk misses with a hook. Kong ducked under it nicely.
Kong shoots in looking for a takedown. Hawk tries to sprawl out of it but Kong keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hawk manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hawk loads up on a big right hand but Kong slips the punch.
Kong drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hawk defends it well.
Ethan Hawk is winning the standup battle so far.
Hawk scores with a jab to the body.#T2#
Hawk throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kong feints the counter takedown.
Hawk just misses with a punch to the body.
Hawk cracks Kong with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hawk tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kong feints the counter takedown.
Hawk throws a hook but Kong avoids it easily.
Kong drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hawk defends it well.
Hawk misses the shot to the body.
Hawk misses with a body kick.
Hawk lands a head shot.
Hawk lands a nice shot to the body.
#T3#
Kong avoids the body shot from Hawk.
Kong changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hawk throws a shot from downtown. Kong moves away and avoids it.
Hawk misses with a looping left.
Kong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hawk.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawk. Kong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kong is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hawk scores with a hook.
Hawk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kong with the counter takedown but Hawk avoids it easily.
Kong staying out of range there.
Hawk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kong can do to turn this around?
Kong slips under a jab.
Kong with the counter takedown but Hawk avoids it easily.#T4#
Hawk lands with a straight right. Kong didn't see that one coming.
Hawk misses with a double jab
#TD2#
and Kong counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kong.
Kong slips nicely into half guard.
Kong not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kong has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kong thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kong throws some wild stikes that Hawk manages to avoid easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Hawk dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R3#
Hawk throws a body punch but Kong moves out of range.
Hawk looks to score with a jab to the body but Kong is just out of range.
Hawk throws a series of punches but Kong avoids them all with ease.
Kong drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hawk defends it well.
A jab from Hawk misses.
And Kong tries to counter it with a takedown but Hawk pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hawk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hawk misses with a jab to the body
#TD2#
and Kong counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hawk!
Kong wants to control but Hawk is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Kong throws a strike aimed at the side of Hawk's head but Hawk avoids it well.
Kong is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hawk's shoulder. That is not cool. #T1#
Kong tries to score with some ground and pound. Hawk controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kong throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Hawk works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Kong is pressing down on Hawk's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hawk is holding on for now.
Kong lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kong has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hawk is wriggling around trying to escape.
#T2#
Kong with good strikes from the mount here!
Kong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hawk really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kong punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kong lands a big elbow.
Kong wants to control the pace but Hawk is squirming around nicely.
Hawk tries to hold on but Kong pushes him away. #T3#
Kong landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kong breaks from Hawk's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Poor strikes thrown by Kong there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kong looking to finish with strikes here!
Kong throwing strikes here but Hawk is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hong Kong has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hawk is trying desperately to improve position.
Hawk wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kong.
Kong wants to control the pace but Hawk is squirming around nicely.
Hawk really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
#T4#
Hawk avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kong.
Kong tries to control but Hawk wriggling away.
Kong landing strikes from the mount.
Hawk wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kong.
Hawk wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kong.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kong throwing strikes here but Hawk is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hawk is trying desperately to improve position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hong Kong really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R4#
Hawk misses the shot to the body.
Ethan Hawk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawk throws a jab when Kong was well out of range.
Hawk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kong.
Hawk lands a jab to Kong's midsection.
Hawk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kong moves away.
Kong feints the counter takedown.
Good work by Kong as he checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk misses the jab.
Hawk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hawk throws a hook but Kong avoids it easily.
And Kong tries to counter it with a takedown but Hawk pushes his down on his head and steps out.#T1#
Kong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hawk.
Hawk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawk misses with a looping left.
Kong changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hawk.
Kong drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hawk defends it well.
Hawk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kong tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hawk lands with a right hand.
Hawk looks to land a right hand but Kong moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Hawk misses the target.
And Kong tries to counter it with a takedown but Hawk pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hawk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kong is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#T2#
Hawk cracks Kong with an open hand slap.
Hawk looks to score with a jab to the body but Kong is just out of range.
Hawk bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hawk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kong moves out of range as Hawk strikes.
Kong is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kong ducks under a wild hook from Hawk.
Kong is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kong feints the counter takedown.
Ethan Hawk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T3#
Kong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawk.
Hawk scores with the left hand. Kong knows he should have avoided that one.
Hawk looks to land a combination but Kong avoids it well.
Kong changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kong shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hawk pinned against the cage. Hawk gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hawk bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kong's head backwards.#T4#
Hawk misses with a body shot.
Kong moves out of range of the body kick.
And Kong tries to counter it with a takedown but Hawk pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hawk scores with a shot to the body.
Hawk finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kong changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hawk throws a leg kick #TD2#
so Kong counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kong wants to control from the top but Hawk keeps moving.
Kong landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hawk keeping full guard, as Kong tries to pass.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Hawk had his way with Hong Kong in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R5#
Hawk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kong changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hawk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hawk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kong feints the counter takedown.
Hawk lands a nice looking body shot.
Hawk looks to throw the jab but Kong is out of range.
Kong tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hawk, as that shot connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk misses with a looping right.
Kong changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hawk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kong moves away.
Hawk throws out a loose jab but Kong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kong tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#T1#
Hawk misses with a leg kick.
Hawk throws a body shot but no joy.
Hawk misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kong feints the counter takedown.
Hawk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kong moves away.
Kong drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hawk defends it well.
Hawk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kong.
Kong is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hawk lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kong takes a step back to recover.
Hawk throws a body punch but Kong moves out of range.
Ethan Hawk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Kong will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hawk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kong has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hawk.
Hawk misses with a hook.
Kong changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hawk throws a chopping leg kick but Kong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kong with the counter takedown but Hawk avoids it easily.
Kong slips under a jab.
And Kong tries to counter it with a takedown but Hawk pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hawk.
Kong with the counter takedown but Hawk avoids it easily.
Hawk lands a nice looking body shot.
Kong blocks a jab.#T3#
Kong blocks a leg kick.
Kong shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hawk pinned against the cage. Hawk gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
It looked like Hawk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#TD2#
Kong looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kong prevents Hawk from improving his position.#T4#
Kong sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hawk defending well though.
Kong is nestled in close to Hawk, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hawk avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kong.
Hawk is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at CT, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Kong works his way into side control.
Kong trying to control the action but Hawk is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ethan Hawk showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hawk 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Ethan Hawk!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Ethan Hawk!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Ethan Hawk!
Ethan Hawk wins by unanimous decision!
Ethan Hawk retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Ethan Hawk thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Hong Kong stepped up to the mic, saying 'He's the champ for a reason. '. |
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Event:
Byzantium 30
Date: Feb 20, 2021 |
#R1#
Kong blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Norling.
Kong fails with a takedown attempt.
Norling appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hong Kong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kong shoots for a takedown but Norling saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#TD2#
Kong shoots in and bounces Norling off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kong passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong in side control, throwing shots but Norling defends.
Kong landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kong trying to control the position but Norling is working away. #T1#
Check out the look on Kong's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Norling knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kong on the ground.
Kong in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kong fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Norling is trying to get back to his feet.
Kong trying to control the action but Norling is working from the bottom.
Kong working the ground and pound but Norling is defending the strikes.
Norling wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ground and pound from Kong seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloppy strikes there by Kong.#T2#
Kong sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Norling is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Norling is not content to let Kong control the position. #SUB2#
Kong is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Norling has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB2#
Kong is working to tighten his grip on Norling's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Norling has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Kong is really squeezing tight and eventually Norling passes out! Kong breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Hong Kong!
A very excited looking Hong Kong made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Nils Norling had this to say: 'You win lose, you some some.'. |
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Event:
Byzantium 26
Date: Jan 23, 2021 |
#R1#
Riddle throws out a loose jab but Kong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kong changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Riddle tries to avoid it but Kong manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Riddle to the ground. Riddle escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #TD#
Kong decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Riddle is trying to get back to full guard.
Kong works his foot free and advances to mount.
Riddle is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Riddle is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Riddle takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kong cracks Riddle with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Riddle taking shots to the head.
Kong landing punches.
Riddle working to try and regain half guard.
Riddle keeps trying to improve his position.
Kong lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Riddle hang on?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kong unloading with bombs!
Riddle is desperately trying to improve his position but Kong has a good base and remains in mount.
Kong has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kong looking to control but Riddle is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Riddle working to try and regain half guard.
#T2#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Riddle regains half guard.
Riddle is looking to improve his position.
Riddle on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kong wants to free his trapped foot but Riddle is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kong winds up and cracks Riddle with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Riddle has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kong is working away from the top position though.
Riddle is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kong's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kong's back!#SUB2#
Kong defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Kong preventing the sweep. #T3#
Kong landing with the ground and pound.
Kong scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kong trying to control but Riddle is working from the bottom.
Kong pushes down on Riddle's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Riddle tries to roll over but Kong keeps him under control.
Riddle gets full guard.#SUB2#
Riddle looking for a guillotine here but Kong defends easily.
#SUB2#
Riddle looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kong passes into half guard.
Kong wants to control but Riddle is keeping him busy. #T4#
Riddle is looking to improve his position.
Kong tries to pass to full mount but Riddle defends it.
Kong is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Riddle is looking for a sweep. Kong is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
Kong is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Riddle is just riding it out for now. Kong eventually gives up the hold.
Kong prevents Riddle from improving his position.
Kong is keen to just control but Riddle is a slippery customer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hong Kong 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.#R2#
Riddle lands with a straight right. Kong didn't see that one coming.#TD#
Kong drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Riddle is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Riddle sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Riddle looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Riddle looking to pass the guard.
Kong working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Riddle controls the pace.#SUB#
Kong has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Riddle can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kong is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##T1#
Riddle tries to get to full guard but Kong has control of the leg.
Kong is keen to just control but Riddle is a slippery customer.
Kong is thwarting Riddle's attempts to control the position.
Kong wants to control but Riddle is keeping him busy.
Riddle has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kong is working away from the top position though.
Kong working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Riddle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kong is looking to advance position but Riddle won't allow it. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kong seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Riddle does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Riddle won't allow Kong to pass to mount.
Riddle has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kong is working away from the top position though.
Kong wants to take a breather but Riddle is having none of it.
Kong thows a huge punch but Riddle dodges it nicely.
Riddle tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Kong has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Kong postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Riddle looks a forlorn figure.
Riddle working to try and regain half guard.
Kong landing strikes from the mount.#T3#
Kong can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Riddle is looking to escape.
Kong lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Riddle is trying to escape the mount.
Riddle gets back to half guard.
Riddle slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kong works over Riddle with some ground and pound from guard.
Kong looking to pass the guard.
Kong trying to control the position from guard on top but Riddle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riddle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Riddle keeping full guard, as Kong tries to pass. #T4#
Kong preventing the sweep.
Kong postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Riddle wants to sweep but no luck.
Kong makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Riddle controls Kong momentarily but Kong frees himself.
Riddle keeping moving, preventing Kong from controlling successfully.
Riddle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kong is working Riddle over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Riddle keeping moving, preventing Kong from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hong Kong dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Riddle throws an overhand right that lands on Kong's shoulder, as Kong tries to avoid the shot.
Kong changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Riddle is fending him off so far but Kong persists. Nope, Riddle circles away and we're back to standing.#TD#
Kong closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Riddle trying to hold on to Kong's head to control him but Kong postures up.
Kong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riddle can do to turn this around?
Kong wants to control but Riddle is keeping him busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kong lands a nice short elbow.
Kong not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Riddle moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Riddle is on top in guard.
#REVB#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong keeping moving, preventing Riddle from controlling successfully.
Kong is trying to control the position but Riddle postures up. #SUB2#
Riddle drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kong looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kong looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kong! #REVR##T1#
Kong looking to control but instead Riddle has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Riddle moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kong preventing the sweep.
Kong is looking to work some ground and pound but Riddle has wrist control.
Riddle wants to sweep here but Kong controlling him for the moment. #SUB2#
Kong got a little sloppy there for a moment and Riddle has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kong has managed to get both his arms back between Riddle's legs - danger averted.
Riddle keeping full guard, as Kong tries to pass.
Riddle wants to control but Kong passes easily into half guard.
Kong trying to pass the guard but Riddle defending well. #T2#
Kong seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Riddle does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Riddle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kong is just content to waste time from the top position. Riddle takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard. #SUB2#
Riddle looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kong passes into side control.
Kong trying to control the position but Riddle is working away.
Riddle tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kong controlling from side mount.
Riddle is looking for a sweep.#T3#
Kong is chipping away with strikes.
Riddle tries to improve position but can't.
Kong trying to control the position but Riddle is working away.
Kong is working Riddle over with some ground and pound from side control.
Riddle is trying to get back to half guard.
Riddle taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kong trying to control the action but Riddle is working from the bottom.
Kong is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Riddle is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Riddle tries to buck Kong off but Kong is having none of it.#T4#
Kong working the ground and pound from side control.
Riddle struggling a bit here.
Kong trying to control the action but Riddle is working from the bottom.
Hong Kong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Riddle is trying to improve his position.
Kong lands a decent elbow from side control.
Riddle is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kong wants to control but Riddle is keeping him busy.
Rory Riddle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kong lands a nice forearm strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hong Kong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kong, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Gold scores the fight for Hong Kong!
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Hong Kong!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Hong Kong!
Hong Kong wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Hong Kong thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
Byzantium 22
Date: Dec 25, 2020 |
#R1#
Kong changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gonzales tries to avoid it but Kong manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gonzales to the ground. Gonzales escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #TD2#
Kong scores with a takedown into Gonzales's guard.
Kong tries to free his leg and advance position but Gonzales is retaining full guard.
Gonzales knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kong on the ground.#SUB2#
Kong is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gonzales works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzales has momentary wrist control but Kong slips an elbow through the middle.
Kong wants to pass the guard but Gonzales is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kong engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T1#
Gonzales working a defensive guard here.
Kong controlling from the top position.
Kong works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gonzales is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Lovelair's MMA that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Kong is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kong connects with a nice short shot to Gonzales's temple.
Kong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kong looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gonzales is trying to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Kong.
Kong is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Gonzales on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gonzales tries to get out of the position.
Kong sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kong in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gonzales takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kong with shots to the head and body - Gonzales looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kong lands a couple of good shots and Gonzales has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Gonzales covering up well and avoiding damage. #T3#
Kong controls the position.
Kong lands punches and elbows. #SUB2#
Kong sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Gonzales taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hong Kong!
A victorious Hong Kong thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
Byzantium 19
Date: Dec 02, 2020 |
#R1##TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Night .
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Night staying calm.
Kong is trying to get back to half guard.
Night controlling the position.
Kong is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Legacy MMA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong gets back to half guard.
Kong wants to improve his position but Night is controlling well.
#T1#
Still in half guard, Night seems content to control.
Kong moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kong wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB#
Kong had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Night defends it easily.
Kong keeping full guard, as Night tries to pass.
Night slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Night working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Night really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kong. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#SUB#
Kong throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Night controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Night 's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Kong wants to sweep but no luck.
Night postures up and lands a big shot to Kong's brow.
Night controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#SUB#
Kong working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Night doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Night manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kong wants to sweep here but Night controlling him for the moment. #T3##SUB#
Kong is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Night has his hands clasped together but Kong extends and breaks Night 's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Kong.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hong Kong!
After winning the bout, Hong Kong thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
Byzantium 15
Date: Nov 07, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#TD#
Kong is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Robinson's half guard.
Robinson is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Robinson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kong keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kong seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Robinson for as long as he can get away with.#SUB#
Kong is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Robinson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kong.
Kong content to control rather than advance. #T1#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kong forces the positional change into back control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kong really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Robinson.#SUB#
Kong is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Robinson taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Kong.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hong Kong!
An out of breath Hong Kong thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
Byzantium XI
Date: Oct 17, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore takes a swing at Kong's ribcage but misses. #TD#
Moore gets caught napping as Kong dives in and scores a takedown. Moore manages to retain guard.
Moore wants to get back to his feet but Kong passes into half guard.
#REVB#
Kong is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Moore tries to lock up and control but Kong gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kong trying to control but Moore is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kong controlling his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Kong has taken his back.
Moore is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Kong 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.#T1#
Moore just trying to survive but Kong is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish. #SUB#
Kong working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Moore is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Kong has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Moore taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hong Kong!
Hong Kong seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
Byzantium 6
Date: Sep 12, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justice looks to land a combination but Kong avoids it well.
Kong misses with a takedown
and Justice counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Justice throws the left hand but Kong avoids the punch easily.
Justice throws a body shot but no joy.
Kong has a takedown stuffed.
Justice is looking for the big counter here.
Justice throws a hook but Kong avoids it easily.#TD#
Justice gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kong pushing down on Justice's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong wants to take a breather but Justice is having none of it.
Kong passes to full mount!
Kong misses with a head shot.#T1#
Kong is trying to take his opponent's back.
Justice is trying to escape the mount but Kong keeps good control and instead manages to take Justice's back.
Justice tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Kong can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Justice is looking to escape. #SUB#
Kong looking to isolate an arm here. Justice doesn't see it coming and as Kong extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Kong!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hong Kong!
Hong Kong thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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