Post by The Sandmen on Mar 9, 2020 21:49:49 GMT -5
Stipe Miocic is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Cheick Kongo looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
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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Stipe Miocic and Cheick Kongo touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Stipe Miocic tries to bring the fight to the ground
Kongo won't budge, forcing Miocic to pull guard.
Cheick Kongo is in closed guard over Miocic
Stipe Miocic launches a few punches to Kongo's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Kongo tries to cover his face,
Cheick Kongo is in closed guard over Miocic
Miocic measures the resilience of Kongo's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Kongo's side.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Cheick Kongo is in closed guard over Miocic
Kongo is in closed guard... Miocic tries to roll on the ground!
Cheick Kongo uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Cheick Kongo is in closed guard over Miocic
0:51 Round 1 and Miocic is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Stipe Miocic launches a few punches to Kongo's cheek from the guard.
Cheick Kongo uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Miocic clumsily fails here and it's time for Cheick Kongo to fight back!
Cheick Kongo looks to posture up and open Stipe Miocic's guard...
Stipe Miocic has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Cheick Kongo is in closed guard over Miocic
Kongo fires a barrage of punches at Miocic's head!
This is bad! Kongo is just pounding on Stipe Miocic's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Cheick Kongo is in closed guard over Miocic
Kongo looks to be in very good shape.
Kongo tries to escape from closed guard...
Miocic waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Cheick Kongo! He is reversed and nor Stipe Miocic is on half guard!
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Stipe Miocic is in half guard over Kongo
Miocic positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Kongo's being punished here!
Stipe Miocic is in half guard over Kongo
Cheick Kongo tries to close the guard.
Kongo put Stipe Miocic in closed guard.
Stipe Miocic is in closed guard over Kongo
Miocic tries to escape from the closed guard
Miocic succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Stipe Miocic is in open guard over Kongo
Miocic moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Stipe Miocic is in half guard over Kongo
Miocic tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Kongo from the side mount!
Stipe Miocic is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
Miocic shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Miocic works on the ground with his fingers over Kongo's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
Stipe Miocic is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
Stipe Miocic looks to mount Cheick Kongo...
Stipe Miocic slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Stipe Miocic is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Cheick Kongo doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Miocic's moves.
Stipe Miocic is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Miocic positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Kongo's being punished here!
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Stipe Miocic is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Miocic is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Cheick Kongo, who is barely covering up!
Stipe Miocic is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Stipe Miocic fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Kongo's face!
There is a small laceration on Cheick Kongo's Right cheek
That punishment by Stipe Miocic has left Kongo staggered! Stipe Miocic should try push forward now and finish this!
Stipe Miocic is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Miocic knows his opponent is groggy and begins a relentless rain of punches!
Cheick Kongo is having a nightmare! Dan Miragliotta watches for the moment he has to end this!
Kongo's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Cheick Kongo's Mouth
Cheick Kongo seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Stipe Miocic!
Stipe Miocic is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Miocic delivers a few accurate elbows!
Kongo is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
That brutal impact left Kongo laid out on the mat! Stipe Miocic's corner come in to congratulate him!
Kongo's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Cheick Kongo's Chin
Winner is Stipe Miocic by KO (Elbows) at 3:36 Round 1
Statistics: Stipe Miocic
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 23/32 (72%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 195 s
Statistics: Cheick Kongo
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/5 (80%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 195 s
Miocic finally gets on track after losing SO MANY consecutive fights.
Cheick Kongo looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
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
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Stipe Miocic and Cheick Kongo touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Stipe Miocic tries to bring the fight to the ground
Kongo won't budge, forcing Miocic to pull guard.
Cheick Kongo is in closed guard over Miocic
Stipe Miocic launches a few punches to Kongo's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Kongo tries to cover his face,
Cheick Kongo is in closed guard over Miocic
Miocic measures the resilience of Kongo's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Kongo's side.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Cheick Kongo is in closed guard over Miocic
Kongo is in closed guard... Miocic tries to roll on the ground!
Cheick Kongo uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Cheick Kongo is in closed guard over Miocic
0:51 Round 1 and Miocic is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Stipe Miocic launches a few punches to Kongo's cheek from the guard.
Cheick Kongo uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Miocic clumsily fails here and it's time for Cheick Kongo to fight back!
Cheick Kongo looks to posture up and open Stipe Miocic's guard...
Stipe Miocic has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Cheick Kongo is in closed guard over Miocic
Kongo fires a barrage of punches at Miocic's head!
This is bad! Kongo is just pounding on Stipe Miocic's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Cheick Kongo is in closed guard over Miocic
Kongo looks to be in very good shape.
Kongo tries to escape from closed guard...
Miocic waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Cheick Kongo! He is reversed and nor Stipe Miocic is on half guard!
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Stipe Miocic is in half guard over Kongo
Miocic positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Kongo's being punished here!
Stipe Miocic is in half guard over Kongo
Cheick Kongo tries to close the guard.
Kongo put Stipe Miocic in closed guard.
Stipe Miocic is in closed guard over Kongo
Miocic tries to escape from the closed guard
Miocic succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Stipe Miocic is in open guard over Kongo
Miocic moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Stipe Miocic is in half guard over Kongo
Miocic tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Kongo from the side mount!
Stipe Miocic is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
Miocic shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Miocic works on the ground with his fingers over Kongo's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
Stipe Miocic is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
Stipe Miocic looks to mount Cheick Kongo...
Stipe Miocic slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Stipe Miocic is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Cheick Kongo doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Miocic's moves.
Stipe Miocic is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Miocic positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Kongo's being punished here!
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Stipe Miocic is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Miocic is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Cheick Kongo, who is barely covering up!
Stipe Miocic is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Stipe Miocic fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Kongo's face!
There is a small laceration on Cheick Kongo's Right cheek
That punishment by Stipe Miocic has left Kongo staggered! Stipe Miocic should try push forward now and finish this!
Stipe Miocic is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Miocic knows his opponent is groggy and begins a relentless rain of punches!
Cheick Kongo is having a nightmare! Dan Miragliotta watches for the moment he has to end this!
Kongo's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Cheick Kongo's Mouth
Cheick Kongo seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Stipe Miocic!
Stipe Miocic is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Miocic delivers a few accurate elbows!
Kongo is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
That brutal impact left Kongo laid out on the mat! Stipe Miocic's corner come in to congratulate him!
Kongo's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Cheick Kongo's Chin
Winner is Stipe Miocic by KO (Elbows) at 3:36 Round 1
Statistics: Stipe Miocic
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 23/32 (72%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 195 s
Statistics: Cheick Kongo
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/5 (80%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 195 s
Miocic finally gets on track after losing SO MANY consecutive fights.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!