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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kwasi Kwong (ranked 397 p4p, 640 weight class) and Felipe Montoya (ranked 44 p4p, 65 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kwong might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Great Gates Of Kiev. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kwasi Kwong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Felipe Montoya!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kwong throws a sloppy head kick
and Montoya counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kwong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kwong is looking for a counter combo.
Kwong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Montoya looks to land a combination but Kwong avoids it well.
Kwong goes for a double leg but Montoya avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Montoya continues to drive forward.
Montoya looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Montoya is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kwong has Montoya pressed against the cage, preventing Montoya from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Montoya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kwong drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Montoya gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kwong successfully pulls guard.
Kwong seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya preventing the sweep.
Kwong throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Montoya trying to control but Kwong is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Montoya is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kwong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kwong shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kwasi Kwong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kwong tries for a takedown but Montoya circles away easily
and Montoya counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Montoya rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kwong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kwong.
A little jabbing left from Montoya on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Montoya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kwong moves away.
As Montoya tries to get set, Kwong tries to push him back and clinch up but Montoya manages to avoid the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwong slips under a jab.
Kwong fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kwong bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kwong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kwong clinches.
Montoya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Montoya lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kwong backwards.
Kwong is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Montoya gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Montoya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kwong moves in looking to clinch but Montoya pushes him off.
Kwong moves forwards but Montoya connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kwong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwong fails with the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kwong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Montoya looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Montoya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Montoya misses the jab.
Kwong shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Montoya as he avoids it easily.
Kwong tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Montoya counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kwong fails with a takedown attempt.
Montoya throws a counter combo.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Montoya lands a really nice looking cross but Kwong seems unphased.
Kwong gets a takedown into half guard.
Kwong not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Montoya dominated 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.
Montoya defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kwong.
Kwong throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Montoya's waist but Montoya gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kwong off to one side.
Montoya throws out a counter right but Kwong avoids it with no problem.
Kwong gets a clinch.
Kwong is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Montoya pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kwasi Kwong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kwong - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
I was talking to Kwong's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kwong keeps control of Montoya as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kwong tries to pull guard but Montoya forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Montoya is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kwong tries for a takedown. No joy.
Montoya has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kwong holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kwong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kwasi Kwong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwong shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Montoya is trying to defend but Kwong finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Montoya really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kwong. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kwong in particular looking to stall.
Montoya is looking to control Kwong's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Montoya avoid being mounted?
Still in half guard, Kwong seems content to control.
Montoya has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kwong is working away from the top position though.
Kwong tries to pass to full mount but Montoya defends it.
Montoya has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kwong is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwong sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Montoya defending well though.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kwong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Montoya keeps working.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kwong has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kwong is working for takedown but Montoya is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kwong jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Montoya walks away with a smile on his face. Kwong gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Montoya cracks a nice hook into Kwong's ribs.
Kwong tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice shot by Montoya.
Kwong shoots in but Montoya avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwong shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Montoya defends it nicely.
Montoya tests Kwong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Kwasi Kwong has been cut.
Decent striking displayed by Montoya there.
Kwong shoots in for a takedown but Montoya shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Montoya takes a swing at Kwong's ribcage but misses.
Kwong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Montoya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Montoya lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sloppy strikes from Montoya. Those never looked like landing.
Kwong tries to counter by clinching up but Montoya breaks away and moves out of range.
Kwong pushes Montoya up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montoya tries to break the clinch but Kwong is controlling the position.
Kwong breaks from the clinch.
Kwong throws a lazy head kick
and Montoya counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Montoya stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Montoya wants it to stay on the feet.
Montoya throws a series of punches but Kwong avoids them all with ease.
Kwong throws a head kick that misses
and Montoya counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Montoya misses with a looping left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montoya misses the shot to the body.
Montoya throws a hook but Kwong blocks it.
Kwong drops down looking for a counter takedown but Montoya sprawls and moves away.
Kwong shoots in and drives through. Montoya sprawls well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kwong lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kwong takes one to the chin there.
Montoya scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kwong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Montoya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kwasi Kwong's cut.
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!
Kwong looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Montoya!
Montoya explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Montoya misses with a lunging right hand
and Kwong counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montoya is trying to keep Kwong in close.
Montoya keeping moving, preventing Kwong from controlling successfully.
Kwong wanted to stand there but Montoya had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwong is looking to work some ground and pound but Montoya has wrist control.
Kwong trying to move into half guard but instead Montoya has managed to sweep!
Montoya trying to control the position from guard on top but Kwong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kwong is pulling down on Montoya's head. It's preventing any offense from Montoya, at least for the moment.
Kwong is looking for a triangle but Montoya pushes his legs off easily.
Kwong working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Montoya doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Montoya manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya wants to stand but Kwong has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Montoya trying to control but Kwong is working from the bottom.
Kwong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Montoya is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kwong is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwong wants to stand and escape but instead Montoya has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Kwong being controlled here, momentarily.
Kwasi Kwong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Montoya wants to control from the top but Kwong keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kwong wants to sweep but no luck.
Kwong working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Montoya doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Montoya manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kwong is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kwong trying to control the position.
Felipe Montoya is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Montoya avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Felipe Montoya.
I've got Montoya winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felipe Montoya!
Felipe Montoya decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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