Post by The Sandmen on May 22, 2013 15:24:32 GMT -5
Mark Hunt glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Cheick Kongo is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
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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Mark Hunt and Cheick Kongo touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Kongo looks to be in very good shape.
Cheick Kongo tries a high kick!
Hunt was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
Hunt's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Mark Hunt seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Cheick Kongo!
Hunt stumbles backwards staggered and Cheick Kongo launches aggressively over his opponent throwing some wild punches!
Hunt is knocked down after a couple of punches, hitting the mat hard! Is he out?
There is a small laceration on Mark Hunt's Right cheek
That punishment by Cheick Kongo has left Hunt staggered! Cheick Kongo should try push forward now and finish this!
Kongo is standing while Hunt is on the ground on his back
Kongo launches a kick to Hunt's thigh
Loud pop!
Kongo is standing while Hunt is on the ground on his back
Cheick Kongo creates space and allows Mark Hunt to stand up.
Hunt climbs to his feet and is standing now.
0:48 Round 1 and Kongo is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
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.
Hunt launches a few hard punches to Cheick Kongo's ribs!
Kongo struggles and protects himself.
Mark Hunt gets sloppy and Cheick Kongo tries to take advantage...
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Cheick Kongo!
That one almost breaks Hunt's chin! He is knocked down!
Kongo is standing while Hunt is on the ground on his back
Hunt tries to stand up!
Kongo doesn't allow him!
Kongo is standing while Hunt is on the ground on his back
Hunt tries to stand up!
Kongo doesn't allow him!
Kongo is standing while Hunt is on the ground on his back
Hunt tries to stand up!
Kongo doesn't allow him!
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Mark Hunt. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Back to the beginning! Mark Hunt is standing now.
Cheick Kongo chases Hunt and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Hunt steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Hunt's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Hunt wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Kongo wants nothing of that and pushes Hunt.
Hunt moves to shoot
but Cheick Kongo delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Hunt has a small cut in his Forehead
Mark Hunt and Kongo engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Cheick Kongo is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Hunt's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Kongo launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Hunt's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Kongo launches a furious hook!
That hits Hunt's chin like a wrecking ball! Hunt loses balance and goes to the mat.
Hunt's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Mark Hunt seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Cheick Kongo!
Kongo is standing while Hunt is on the ground on his back
Kongo launches a kick to Hunt's thigh
Loud pop!
Mark Hunt seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Cheick Kongo!
Kongo is standing while Hunt is on the ground on his back
Kongo launches a kick to Hunt's thigh
Loud pop!
Kongo is standing while Hunt is on the ground on his back
Hunt tries to stand up!
Kongo doesn't allow him!
Kongo is standing while Hunt is on the ground on his back
Kongo launches a kick to Hunt's thigh
Loud pop!
Kongo is standing while Hunt is on the ground on his back
Hunt tries to stand up!
Kongo doesn't allow him!
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Kongo is standing while Hunt is on the ground on his back
Kongo moves backwards and gestures for Mark Hunt to stand up.
Mark Hunt is on his feet again.
Kongo goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
Cheick Kongo landed the knock out blow that he wanted! Hunt is down! Hunt has been absolutely destroyed here! A great victory for Cheick Kongo!
There is a small laceration on Mark Hunt's Left eye
Winner is Cheick Kongo by KO (High kick) at 4:00 Round 1
Statistics: Mark Hunt
Punches 0/2 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 115 s
Statistics: Cheick Kongo
Punches 9/12 (75%)
Kicks 8/8 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
...wow. Okay, so Kongo came out and right off the bat he smashed Hunt, nearly knocking him out. Despite Hunt's elite level toughness and KO resistance, that hurt. Bad. And not only did he never recover, but he barely survived it and was finished shortly thereafter.
Cheick Kongo is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
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
=========================================
Mark Hunt and Cheick Kongo touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Kongo looks to be in very good shape.
Cheick Kongo tries a high kick!
Hunt was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
Hunt's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Mark Hunt seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Cheick Kongo!
Hunt stumbles backwards staggered and Cheick Kongo launches aggressively over his opponent throwing some wild punches!
Hunt is knocked down after a couple of punches, hitting the mat hard! Is he out?
There is a small laceration on Mark Hunt's Right cheek
That punishment by Cheick Kongo has left Hunt staggered! Cheick Kongo should try push forward now and finish this!
Kongo is standing while Hunt is on the ground on his back
Kongo launches a kick to Hunt's thigh
Loud pop!
Kongo is standing while Hunt is on the ground on his back
Cheick Kongo creates space and allows Mark Hunt to stand up.
Hunt climbs to his feet and is standing now.
0:48 Round 1 and Kongo is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
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.
Hunt launches a few hard punches to Cheick Kongo's ribs!
Kongo struggles and protects himself.
Mark Hunt gets sloppy and Cheick Kongo tries to take advantage...
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Cheick Kongo!
That one almost breaks Hunt's chin! He is knocked down!
Kongo is standing while Hunt is on the ground on his back
Hunt tries to stand up!
Kongo doesn't allow him!
Kongo is standing while Hunt is on the ground on his back
Hunt tries to stand up!
Kongo doesn't allow him!
Kongo is standing while Hunt is on the ground on his back
Hunt tries to stand up!
Kongo doesn't allow him!
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Mark Hunt. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Back to the beginning! Mark Hunt is standing now.
Cheick Kongo chases Hunt and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Hunt steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Hunt's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Hunt wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Kongo wants nothing of that and pushes Hunt.
Hunt moves to shoot
but Cheick Kongo delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Hunt has a small cut in his Forehead
Mark Hunt and Kongo engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Cheick Kongo is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Hunt's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Kongo launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Hunt's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Kongo launches a furious hook!
That hits Hunt's chin like a wrecking ball! Hunt loses balance and goes to the mat.
Hunt's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Mark Hunt seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Cheick Kongo!
Kongo is standing while Hunt is on the ground on his back
Kongo launches a kick to Hunt's thigh
Loud pop!
Mark Hunt seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Cheick Kongo!
Kongo is standing while Hunt is on the ground on his back
Kongo launches a kick to Hunt's thigh
Loud pop!
Kongo is standing while Hunt is on the ground on his back
Hunt tries to stand up!
Kongo doesn't allow him!
Kongo is standing while Hunt is on the ground on his back
Kongo launches a kick to Hunt's thigh
Loud pop!
Kongo is standing while Hunt is on the ground on his back
Hunt tries to stand up!
Kongo doesn't allow him!
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Kongo is standing while Hunt is on the ground on his back
Kongo moves backwards and gestures for Mark Hunt to stand up.
Mark Hunt is on his feet again.
Kongo goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
Cheick Kongo landed the knock out blow that he wanted! Hunt is down! Hunt has been absolutely destroyed here! A great victory for Cheick Kongo!
There is a small laceration on Mark Hunt's Left eye
Winner is Cheick Kongo by KO (High kick) at 4:00 Round 1
Statistics: Mark Hunt
Punches 0/2 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 115 s
Statistics: Cheick Kongo
Punches 9/12 (75%)
Kicks 8/8 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
...wow. Okay, so Kongo came out and right off the bat he smashed Hunt, nearly knocking him out. Despite Hunt's elite level toughness and KO resistance, that hurt. Bad. And not only did he never recover, but he barely survived it and was finished shortly thereafter.