Post by The Sandmen on Jan 30, 2013 20:26:54 GMT -5
King Mo Lawal looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
Cheick Kongo glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
King Mo is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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King Mo and Kongo move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Kongo launches a kick
but King Mo Lawal avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Kongo has a small cut in his Chin
Kongo cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as King Mo can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
King Mo Lawal fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Kongo's chin
King Mo wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
King Mo is launching some bone breaking punches to Kongo's ribs while in the clinch.
Kongo blocks.
Kongo tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Kongo charge towards King Mo Lawal with a flying knee
King Mo Lawal got hit in the chest and the impact sent him to the mat
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Kongo is standing while King Mo is on the ground on his back
King Mo tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
King Mo climbs to his feet and is standing now.
King Mo Lawal attempts a sweep single...
King Mo Lawal catches Cheick Kongo's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by King Mo.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
King Mo Lawal is in closed guard over Kongo
King Mo use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Mellon Arena (Pittsburgh, PA) is cheering him!
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
King Mo Lawal is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
King Mo Lawal throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Kongo's face with those brutal elbows! Kongo needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
King Mo Lawal is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
Cheick Kongo attempts to trap King Mo Lawal in his guard.
Cheick Kongo manages to switch to full guard.
King Mo Lawal is in open guard over Kongo
Cheick Kongo doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
King Mo Lawal doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Mellon Arena (Pittsburgh, PA) are cheering for the fighters.
Kongo moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to King Mo's thigh!
King Mo hyper-extended his leg
Kongo seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Cheick Kongo tries a middle kick
King Mo blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
Cheick Kongo takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Cheick Kongo tries a hook to the body
and hits King Mo ribs hard
Kongo pushes King Mo Lawal and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
King Mo Lawal fakes a punch and launches himself over Kongo!
Nice move by King Mo who clinches and pushes Kongo against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cheick Kongo is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing King Mo with uppercuts!
King Mo is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if King Mo is unable to escape!
The fighters are clinching.
King Mo is launching some bone breaking punches to Kongo's ribs while in the clinch.
Kongo blocks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The match-makers did a great job of pairing up these two evenly matched warriors.
Kongo launches a few hard punches to King Mo Lawal's ribs!
King Mo Lawal's ribs shows the damage! Cheick Kongo is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
King Mo Lawal was holding Cheick Kongo against the fence, he swings his left arm over Kongo head and tries to hit him with revese elbow
Kongo blocks that elbow and and move out of danger
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Kongo looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by King Mo Lawal's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Kongo launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches King Mo!
Hard blow to King Mo's mid-section, he seems hurt
Cheick Kongo fakes a punch and launches himself over King Mo Lawal
Great move by Kongo who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Cheick Kongo slightly pushes King Mo into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
King Mo studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Cheick Kongo moves forward looking for some grappling action
Kongo has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Kongo launches a knee!
Cheick Kongo hits King Mo's hard just below the ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Kongo takes a break to breathe while holding King Mo Lawal.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Kongo launches a furious hook!
That hits King Mo's chin like a wrecking ball! King Mo loses balance and goes to the mat.
King Mo's Chin is beginning to swell
King Mo Lawal seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Cheick Kongo!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Brilliant combination from King Mo Lawal
that forces Kongo to try and defend better.
Crisp uppercut by Kongo followed by a hard jab
King Mo Lawal stumbles back.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Kongo is holding King Mo Lawal's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
King Mo Lawal loses balance and goes to the ground.
Cheick Kongo is in side mount over King Mo Lawal
Kongo fires a barrage of punches at King Mo's head!
This is bad! Kongo is just pounding on King Mo Lawal's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
That punishment by Cheick Kongo has left King Mo staggered! Cheick Kongo should try push forward now and finish this!
Cheick Kongo is in side mount over King Mo Lawal
Cheick Kongo storms over King Mo with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Kongo doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again King Mo's face with his elbows!
Cheick Kongo turns out the lights for King Mo! What an astonishing KO by Kongo!
King Mo has a small cut in his Chin
Winner is Cheick Kongo by KO (Elbows) at 1:11 Round 2
Statistics: King Mo Lawal
Punches 8/9 (89%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/9 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 5/5 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 66 s
Statistics: Cheick Kongo
Punches 4/6 (67%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 8/9 (89%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 8/11 (73%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 58 s
King Mo started by ripping Kongo apart, then kinda fell apart thereafter, leading to a Kongo-domination overall.
Cheick Kongo glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
King Mo is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
King Mo and Kongo move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Kongo launches a kick
but King Mo Lawal avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Kongo has a small cut in his Chin
Kongo cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as King Mo can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
King Mo Lawal fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Kongo's chin
King Mo wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
King Mo is launching some bone breaking punches to Kongo's ribs while in the clinch.
Kongo blocks.
Kongo tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Kongo charge towards King Mo Lawal with a flying knee
King Mo Lawal got hit in the chest and the impact sent him to the mat
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Kongo is standing while King Mo is on the ground on his back
King Mo tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
King Mo climbs to his feet and is standing now.
King Mo Lawal attempts a sweep single...
King Mo Lawal catches Cheick Kongo's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by King Mo.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
King Mo Lawal is in closed guard over Kongo
King Mo use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Mellon Arena (Pittsburgh, PA) is cheering him!
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
King Mo Lawal is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
King Mo Lawal throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Kongo's face with those brutal elbows! Kongo needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
King Mo Lawal is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
Cheick Kongo attempts to trap King Mo Lawal in his guard.
Cheick Kongo manages to switch to full guard.
King Mo Lawal is in open guard over Kongo
Cheick Kongo doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
King Mo Lawal doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Mellon Arena (Pittsburgh, PA) are cheering for the fighters.
Kongo moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to King Mo's thigh!
King Mo hyper-extended his leg
Kongo seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Cheick Kongo tries a middle kick
King Mo blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
Cheick Kongo takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Cheick Kongo tries a hook to the body
and hits King Mo ribs hard
Kongo pushes King Mo Lawal and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
King Mo Lawal fakes a punch and launches himself over Kongo!
Nice move by King Mo who clinches and pushes Kongo against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cheick Kongo is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing King Mo with uppercuts!
King Mo is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if King Mo is unable to escape!
The fighters are clinching.
King Mo is launching some bone breaking punches to Kongo's ribs while in the clinch.
Kongo blocks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The match-makers did a great job of pairing up these two evenly matched warriors.
Kongo launches a few hard punches to King Mo Lawal's ribs!
King Mo Lawal's ribs shows the damage! Cheick Kongo is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
King Mo Lawal was holding Cheick Kongo against the fence, he swings his left arm over Kongo head and tries to hit him with revese elbow
Kongo blocks that elbow and and move out of danger
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Kongo looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by King Mo Lawal's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Kongo launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches King Mo!
Hard blow to King Mo's mid-section, he seems hurt
Cheick Kongo fakes a punch and launches himself over King Mo Lawal
Great move by Kongo who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Cheick Kongo slightly pushes King Mo into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
King Mo studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Cheick Kongo moves forward looking for some grappling action
Kongo has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Kongo launches a knee!
Cheick Kongo hits King Mo's hard just below the ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Kongo takes a break to breathe while holding King Mo Lawal.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Kongo launches a furious hook!
That hits King Mo's chin like a wrecking ball! King Mo loses balance and goes to the mat.
King Mo's Chin is beginning to swell
King Mo Lawal seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Cheick Kongo!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Brilliant combination from King Mo Lawal
that forces Kongo to try and defend better.
Crisp uppercut by Kongo followed by a hard jab
King Mo Lawal stumbles back.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Kongo is holding King Mo Lawal's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
King Mo Lawal loses balance and goes to the ground.
Cheick Kongo is in side mount over King Mo Lawal
Kongo fires a barrage of punches at King Mo's head!
This is bad! Kongo is just pounding on King Mo Lawal's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
That punishment by Cheick Kongo has left King Mo staggered! Cheick Kongo should try push forward now and finish this!
Cheick Kongo is in side mount over King Mo Lawal
Cheick Kongo storms over King Mo with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Kongo doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again King Mo's face with his elbows!
Cheick Kongo turns out the lights for King Mo! What an astonishing KO by Kongo!
King Mo has a small cut in his Chin
Winner is Cheick Kongo by KO (Elbows) at 1:11 Round 2
Statistics: King Mo Lawal
Punches 8/9 (89%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/9 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 5/5 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 66 s
Statistics: Cheick Kongo
Punches 4/6 (67%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 8/9 (89%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 8/11 (73%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 58 s
King Mo started by ripping Kongo apart, then kinda fell apart thereafter, leading to a Kongo-domination overall.