Post by The Sandmen on Nov 19, 2019 12:32:35 GMT -5
Stefan Struve looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
Cheick Kongo doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Struve and Kongo move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Kongo launches a solid middle kick
that whizzes past Struve.
Struve is trying to counter now!
Incredible high kick!
Kongo is worried!
Struve has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Struve is holding Cheick Kongo's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Cheick Kongo shows great balance while pushing away Stefan Struve
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Here comes Stefan Struve with a vicious middle kick!
Cheick Kongo dodges that one moving backwards
Struve follows Cheick Kongo
only to get counter punched in a big way! Struve needs to stop playing Cheick Kongo's game or he'll get knocked out!
Stefan Struve and Kongo engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Stefan Struve moves forward looking for some grappling action
Struve has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Struve pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
Wow! Big hit towards Cheick Kongo's face!
Kongo has a small cut in his Right cheek
Kongo attempts a shoot
Stefan Struve hops back and delivers a powerful kick to his head!
Kongo launches a stiff jab!
Struve ducks that one.
Kongo misses a step and Stefan Struve sees an opportunity to counter him!
Struve goes for a low kick..
Kongo avoids the deadly blow.
Struve goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
Stefan Struve fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Cheick Kongo! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
Crushing shot to Kongo's body! He's holding his side
Cheick Kongo takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Struve decides to launch some tentative punches
Cheick Kongo takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Struve's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Struve looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Cheick Kongo's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Struve is holding Cheick Kongo's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Cheick Kongo loses balance and goes to the ground.
Stefan Struve is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
Cheick Kongo attempts to trap Stefan Struve in his guard.
Cheick Kongo manages to switch to full guard.
Stefan Struve is in closed guard over Kongo
Kongo measures the resilience of Struve's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Struve's side.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Stefan Struve is in closed guard over Kongo
Struve struggles on the ground and tries to break Cheick Kongo's guard...
Stefan Struve is in Kongo open guard now
Stefan Struve is in open guard over Kongo
Kongo tries to close his guard around Struve
He succeeds!
Stefan Struve is in closed guard over Kongo
Struve is in closed guard... Kongo tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Stefan Struve!
Cheick Kongo is in full mount over Stefan Struve
Cheick Kongo wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Kongo drills Stefan Struve's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Struve's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cheick Kongo is in full mount over Stefan Struve
Cheick Kongo tries to open Struve's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Cheick Kongo. Struve is unable to cover himself now!
Cheick Kongo is in full mount over Stefan Struve
Kongo and Struve are at the same level nowadays... This match is very interesting because no one knows who will win.
Kongo positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Struve's being punished here!
Cheick Kongo is in full mount over Stefan Struve
Struve tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Stefan Struve. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ginásio Ibirapuera (São Paulo, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Here comes Stefan Struve with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Kongo's ribs!
Solid low kick from Cheick Kongo.
For sure, that had to hurt!
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Kongo attempts a shoot
but stops before running into Struve's kick.
Kongo is trying to counter now!
Kongo moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Struve's thigh!
Struve hyper-extended his leg
Kongo showing excellent timing, blasts Stefan Struve with a right hand.
Great hook by Cheick Kongo! Stefan Struve is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Kongo is standing while Struve is on the ground on his back
Cheick Kongo creates space and allows Stefan Struve to stand up.
Struve climbs to his feet and is standing now.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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Stefan Struve closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Struve goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
There is a small laceration on Cheick Kongo's Forehead
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Kongo throws a lazy kick
Struve dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Stefan Struve goes with a looping right hand while Cheick Kongo jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Kongo seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Stefan Struve moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
Kongo's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Cheick Kongo moves forward and launches a high kick!
Struve ducks under.
Superb haymaker by Kongo
that lands on Struve's face like a cannon ball!
Kongo looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Stefan Struve's punches
Kongo measures the resilience of Struve's chin with an uppercut while Struve lands some great crosses.
Cheick Kongo jabs at Struve
hitting his chest.
Incredible high kick!
Kongo is worried!
Lightning fast low kick from Kongo!
Struve blocks that kick with his leg.
Kongo misses a step and Stefan Struve sees an opportunity to counter him!
Stefan Struve tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Stefan Struve who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Kongo struggles and launches a few punches to Struve's head
Those punches are hitting! Struve covers his head!
There is a small laceration on Stefan Struve's Left cheek
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Struve pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
Wow! Big hit towards Cheick Kongo's face!
Kongo has a small cut in his Mouth
Stefan Struve fakes a move and moves laterally.
Cheick Kongo is a bloody mess!
Struve moves forward looking for some action
Stefan Struve shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Struve launches a knee!
Stefan Struve hits Kongo's hard just below the ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Cheick Kongo is an expert in the clinch. This is a bad position for Struve.
Kongo grapple with Stefan Struve and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Stefan Struve managed to maintain his balances and avoid the takedown
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Struve and Kongo are at the same level nowadays... This match is very interesting because no one knows who will win.
Brutal knees to Struve's face, followed by knees to the body from Cheick Kongo!
Bang! Struve can take many more shots like that!
The fighters are clinching.
You can see Kongo's blood making stains in the mat.
Cheick Kongo pushes away Struve trying to keep the fight at striking range
Struve doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Cheick Kongo
Kongo misses a step and Stefan Struve sees an opportunity to counter him!
Big mistake from Cheick Kongo! Struve tries to finish him off with a RNC!
Struve is unable to lock that and Kongo breaks the lock
The fighters are clinching.
Cheick Kongo throws a wild flurry of punches while in the clinch!
Struve is being hit hard here!
Struve's Mouth is beginning to swell
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
You can see Kongo's blood making stains in the mat.
Kongo tries to take Stefan Struve down... Struve stumbles backwards and Cheick Kongo launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Struve's jaw!
Stefan Struve pushes away Kongo trying to keep the fight at striking range
Kongo stumbles backwards and Stefan Struve circles to get the center of the cage
Superb haymaker by Kongo
that lands on Struve's face like a cannon ball!
The clock says 3:55 in the 2 round
Kongo pushes Stefan Struve and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Kongo launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Struve's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see that!
Stefan Struve charges at Kongo throwing flurries left and right.
Cheick Kongo gets out of the way.
Kongo doesn't stop bleeding.
Cheick Kongo tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Struve's face
Oh! Down goes Struve! Cheick Kongo knocked him stupid! The medics pour in! Cheick Kongo really wanted to win this fight and has done it in an impressive manner.
Struve's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Cheick Kongo by KO (Punch) at 4:35 Round 2
Statistics: Stefan Struve
Punches 8/20 (40%)
Kicks 10/14 (71%)
Clinch strikes 3/3 (100%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 98 s
Statistics: Cheick Kongo
Punches 21/25 (84%)
Kicks 2/5 (40%)
Clinch strikes 12/18 (67%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 10/12 (83%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 90 s
Good fight. Much damage in all directions. Struve started strong, then Kongo was like, "Nah, I'm good, bro!" and out-gooded Struve.
Cheick Kongo doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Struve and Kongo move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Kongo launches a solid middle kick
that whizzes past Struve.
Struve is trying to counter now!
Incredible high kick!
Kongo is worried!
Struve has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Struve is holding Cheick Kongo's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Cheick Kongo shows great balance while pushing away Stefan Struve
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Here comes Stefan Struve with a vicious middle kick!
Cheick Kongo dodges that one moving backwards
Struve follows Cheick Kongo
only to get counter punched in a big way! Struve needs to stop playing Cheick Kongo's game or he'll get knocked out!
Stefan Struve and Kongo engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Stefan Struve moves forward looking for some grappling action
Struve has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Struve pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
Wow! Big hit towards Cheick Kongo's face!
Kongo has a small cut in his Right cheek
Kongo attempts a shoot
Stefan Struve hops back and delivers a powerful kick to his head!
Kongo launches a stiff jab!
Struve ducks that one.
Kongo misses a step and Stefan Struve sees an opportunity to counter him!
Struve goes for a low kick..
Kongo avoids the deadly blow.
Struve goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
Stefan Struve fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Cheick Kongo! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
Crushing shot to Kongo's body! He's holding his side
Cheick Kongo takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Struve decides to launch some tentative punches
Cheick Kongo takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Struve's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Struve looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Cheick Kongo's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Struve is holding Cheick Kongo's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Cheick Kongo loses balance and goes to the ground.
Stefan Struve is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
Cheick Kongo attempts to trap Stefan Struve in his guard.
Cheick Kongo manages to switch to full guard.
Stefan Struve is in closed guard over Kongo
Kongo measures the resilience of Struve's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Struve's side.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Stefan Struve is in closed guard over Kongo
Struve struggles on the ground and tries to break Cheick Kongo's guard...
Stefan Struve is in Kongo open guard now
Stefan Struve is in open guard over Kongo
Kongo tries to close his guard around Struve
He succeeds!
Stefan Struve is in closed guard over Kongo
Struve is in closed guard... Kongo tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Stefan Struve!
Cheick Kongo is in full mount over Stefan Struve
Cheick Kongo wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Kongo drills Stefan Struve's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Struve's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cheick Kongo is in full mount over Stefan Struve
Cheick Kongo tries to open Struve's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Cheick Kongo. Struve is unable to cover himself now!
Cheick Kongo is in full mount over Stefan Struve
Kongo and Struve are at the same level nowadays... This match is very interesting because no one knows who will win.
Kongo positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Struve's being punished here!
Cheick Kongo is in full mount over Stefan Struve
Struve tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Stefan Struve. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ginásio Ibirapuera (São Paulo, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Here comes Stefan Struve with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Kongo's ribs!
Solid low kick from Cheick Kongo.
For sure, that had to hurt!
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Kongo attempts a shoot
but stops before running into Struve's kick.
Kongo is trying to counter now!
Kongo moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Struve's thigh!
Struve hyper-extended his leg
Kongo showing excellent timing, blasts Stefan Struve with a right hand.
Great hook by Cheick Kongo! Stefan Struve is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Kongo is standing while Struve is on the ground on his back
Cheick Kongo creates space and allows Stefan Struve to stand up.
Struve climbs to his feet and is standing now.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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Stefan Struve closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Struve goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
There is a small laceration on Cheick Kongo's Forehead
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Kongo throws a lazy kick
Struve dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Stefan Struve goes with a looping right hand while Cheick Kongo jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Kongo seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Stefan Struve moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
Kongo's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Cheick Kongo moves forward and launches a high kick!
Struve ducks under.
Superb haymaker by Kongo
that lands on Struve's face like a cannon ball!
Kongo looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Stefan Struve's punches
Kongo measures the resilience of Struve's chin with an uppercut while Struve lands some great crosses.
Cheick Kongo jabs at Struve
hitting his chest.
Incredible high kick!
Kongo is worried!
Lightning fast low kick from Kongo!
Struve blocks that kick with his leg.
Kongo misses a step and Stefan Struve sees an opportunity to counter him!
Stefan Struve tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Stefan Struve who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Kongo struggles and launches a few punches to Struve's head
Those punches are hitting! Struve covers his head!
There is a small laceration on Stefan Struve's Left cheek
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Struve pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
Wow! Big hit towards Cheick Kongo's face!
Kongo has a small cut in his Mouth
Stefan Struve fakes a move and moves laterally.
Cheick Kongo is a bloody mess!
Struve moves forward looking for some action
Stefan Struve shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Struve launches a knee!
Stefan Struve hits Kongo's hard just below the ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Cheick Kongo is an expert in the clinch. This is a bad position for Struve.
Kongo grapple with Stefan Struve and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Stefan Struve managed to maintain his balances and avoid the takedown
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Struve and Kongo are at the same level nowadays... This match is very interesting because no one knows who will win.
Brutal knees to Struve's face, followed by knees to the body from Cheick Kongo!
Bang! Struve can take many more shots like that!
The fighters are clinching.
You can see Kongo's blood making stains in the mat.
Cheick Kongo pushes away Struve trying to keep the fight at striking range
Struve doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Cheick Kongo
Kongo misses a step and Stefan Struve sees an opportunity to counter him!
Big mistake from Cheick Kongo! Struve tries to finish him off with a RNC!
Struve is unable to lock that and Kongo breaks the lock
The fighters are clinching.
Cheick Kongo throws a wild flurry of punches while in the clinch!
Struve is being hit hard here!
Struve's Mouth is beginning to swell
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
You can see Kongo's blood making stains in the mat.
Kongo tries to take Stefan Struve down... Struve stumbles backwards and Cheick Kongo launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Struve's jaw!
Stefan Struve pushes away Kongo trying to keep the fight at striking range
Kongo stumbles backwards and Stefan Struve circles to get the center of the cage
Superb haymaker by Kongo
that lands on Struve's face like a cannon ball!
The clock says 3:55 in the 2 round
Kongo pushes Stefan Struve and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Kongo launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Struve's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see that!
Stefan Struve charges at Kongo throwing flurries left and right.
Cheick Kongo gets out of the way.
Kongo doesn't stop bleeding.
Cheick Kongo tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Struve's face
Oh! Down goes Struve! Cheick Kongo knocked him stupid! The medics pour in! Cheick Kongo really wanted to win this fight and has done it in an impressive manner.
Struve's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Cheick Kongo by KO (Punch) at 4:35 Round 2
Statistics: Stefan Struve
Punches 8/20 (40%)
Kicks 10/14 (71%)
Clinch strikes 3/3 (100%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 98 s
Statistics: Cheick Kongo
Punches 21/25 (84%)
Kicks 2/5 (40%)
Clinch strikes 12/18 (67%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 10/12 (83%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 90 s
Good fight. Much damage in all directions. Struve started strong, then Kongo was like, "Nah, I'm good, bro!" and out-gooded Struve.