Post by The Sandmen on Sept 19, 2014 16:53:12 GMT -5
Cheick Kongo looks very relaxed.
Stephan Bonnar glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Cheick Kongo is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Bonnar decides to launch some tentative punches
Stephan Bonnar takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Stephan Bonnar shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Cheick Kongo is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Bonnar into his guard.
Stephan Bonnar is in closed guard over Kongo
Stephan Bonnar hovers above Kongo
Cheick Kongo stops him from throwing strikes.
Kongo is trying to counter now!
Kongo measures the resilience of Bonnar's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Bonnar's side.
Stephan Bonnar is in closed guard over Kongo
Bonnar 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 Nokia Arena (Tel Aviv, Israel) is cheering him!
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Stephan Bonnar is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
Cheick Kongo attempts to trap Stephan Bonnar in his guard.
Cheick Kongo manages to switch to full guard.
Stephan Bonnar is in closed guard over Kongo
Bonnar tries to open up Cheick Kongo's defense faking a few punches.
Cheick Kongo wraps his arms around Bonnar's arms and counters the punches.
Stephan Bonnar is in closed guard over Kongo
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Stephan Bonnar work his BJJ game.
Stephan Bonnar tries to better his position on the ground...
Kongo holds Stephan Bonnar's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Bonnar clumsily fails here and it's time for Cheick Kongo to fight back!
Kongo tries an armbar from the bottom!
Stephan Bonnar breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Stephan Bonnar is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
Bonnar throws a few hammer fists to the face of Cheick Kongo
Solid shots!
Stephan Bonnar is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
Bonnar tries to move to full mount!
Kongo won't allow him to take this position easily.
Bonnar misses a step and Cheick Kongo sees an opportunity to counter him!
Cheick Kongo launches a few punches to Bonnar's cheek from the guard.
Stephan Bonnar uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Stephan Bonnar is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
Bonnar is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Bonnar tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Stephan Bonnar is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Cheick Kongo launches a few punches to Bonnar's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Bonnar tries to cover his face,
Stephan Bonnar is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Stephan Bonnar throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Kongo breaks the lock showing some skills...
Stephan Bonnar is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Bonnar is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Bonnar goes for an armbar!
Cheick Kongo breaks the lock and pushes away Stephan Bonnar, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Stephan Bonnar. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Cheick Kongo fakes a move and moves laterally.
Cheick Kongo has found an opening in the defense of Bonnar, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Bonnar's ribs.
Stephan Bonnar fakes a punch and launches himself over Kongo!
Nice move by Bonnar who clinches and pushes Kongo against the cage
Cheick Kongo tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Bonnar is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Stephan Bonnar pushes away Kongo trying to keep the fight at striking range
Kongo doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Stephan Bonnar
Stephan Bonnar gets sloppy and Cheick Kongo tries to take advantage...
One, two, three! Kongo doesn't stop launching those knees in the clinch!
Devastating knee that lands on Bonnar's chin! That pop was heard throughout the arena! The crowd erupts!
Bonnar's Chin is beginning to swell
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
One, two, three! Kongo doesn't stop launching those knees in the clinch!
Bonnar blocks and then pushes away Cheick Kongo!
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Bonnar cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Kongo can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Kongo moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Stephan Bonnar checks the kick.
Poorly executed technique. Stephan Bonnar looks to counter!
Brutal combination from Stephan Bonnar!
Kongo is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Kongo's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cheick Kongo fakes a punch and launches himself over Stephan Bonnar
Bonnar counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
Bonnar looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Cheick Kongo's punches
Bonnar measures the resilience of Kongo's chin with an uppercut while Kongo lands some great crosses.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Bone shattering straight right hand from Stephan Bonnar!
Kongo is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Bonnar throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
A bad move from Stephan Bonnar
almost puts his head in the path of Kongo's kick.
Cheick Kongo takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Bonnar is holding Cheick Kongo's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Cheick Kongo loses balance and goes to the ground.
Stephan Bonnar is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
Stephan Bonnar looks to pass to mount...
Bonnar slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Cheick Kongo.
Stephan Bonnar is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Stephan Bonnar takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Cheick Kongo shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Cheick Kongo breaks that americana attempt!
Stephan Bonnar is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Stephan Bonnar tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Kongo struggles to free himself
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Kongo's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Kongo's eyes...
Kongo is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Stephan Bonnar is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Kongo measures the resilience of Bonnar's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Bonnar blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Cheick Kongo gets sloppy and Stephan Bonnar tries to take advantage...
Kongo tries to escape from the full mount...
Stephan Bonnar is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 2
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Stephan Bonnar has found an opening in the defense of Kongo, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Kongo's ribs.
Bonnar tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Bonnar is clinching with Kongo.
The fighters are clinching.
Kongo tries a flying knee towards Stephan Bonnar's chest
Bonnar blocks it and circle away
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Bonnar grab one of Cheick Kongo's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Cheick Kongo landed hard on his back
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Bonnar is standing while Kongo is on the ground on his back
Stephan Bonnar creates space and allows Cheick Kongo to stand up.
Cheick Kongo is on his feet again.
Stephan Bonnar fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Cheick Kongo! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
High kick from Cheick Kongo!
He misses narrowly!
Bonnar is trying to counter now!
Nice punch by Stephan Bonnar
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Kongo launches a kick
but Stephan Bonnar avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Kongo's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Cheick Kongo's Chin
Stephan Bonnar throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Kongo's chin! That stops Kongo in his tracks!
Kongo jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Bonnar sees what was coming and ducks under his opponent and moves aside
Cheick Kongo leans forwards and tries to grapple with Bonnar
Bonnar wants to mantain the distance and ducks that one.
Bonnar is trying to counter now!
Bonnar launches a furious hook!
That hits Kongo's chin like a wrecking ball! Kongo loses balance and goes to the mat.
Kongo's Chin is beginning to swell
Kongo has a small cut in his Chin
Bonnar is standing while Kongo is on the ground on his back
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 Bonnar's moves.
Bonnar is standing while Kongo is on the ground on his back
Bonnar cartwheels towards Kongo!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Cheick Kongo.
Stephan Bonnar is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
Stephan Bonnar looks to mount Cheick Kongo...
Stephan Bonnar slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Stephan Bonnar is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Cheick Kongo tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Stephan Bonnar rolls Cheick Kongo to his stomach and takes his back!
Bonnar is in rear mount over Kongo
Bonnar tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Kongo! Bonnar has one hook in and keeps working!
Bonnar is in rear mount over Kongo with one hook in
Bonnar has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Kongo.
Nicely done! Bonnar now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Bonnar is in rear mount over Kongo with two hooks in
Stephan Bonnar throws his leg over Cheick Kongo's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Stephan Bonnar's rear naked choke attempt!
Kongo's Chin is beginning to swell
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
Cheick Kongo cannot defend with only one arm and taps to the choke!
Winner is Stephan Bonnar by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 3:23 Round 2
Statistics: Cheick Kongo
Punches 3/5 (60%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/7 (14%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/10 (40%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 232 s
Statistics: Stephan Bonnar
Punches 16/17 (94%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/11 (36%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 199 s
These guys like to fight. Good fight all over the place. Good performances. Good wins. Good loses. Just a good one. "Neither fighter sad after good fight". That's the headline, people. That's the headline.
Stephan Bonnar glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Cheick Kongo is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Bonnar decides to launch some tentative punches
Stephan Bonnar takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Stephan Bonnar shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Cheick Kongo is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Bonnar into his guard.
Stephan Bonnar is in closed guard over Kongo
Stephan Bonnar hovers above Kongo
Cheick Kongo stops him from throwing strikes.
Kongo is trying to counter now!
Kongo measures the resilience of Bonnar's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Bonnar's side.
Stephan Bonnar is in closed guard over Kongo
Bonnar 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 Nokia Arena (Tel Aviv, Israel) is cheering him!
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Stephan Bonnar is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
Cheick Kongo attempts to trap Stephan Bonnar in his guard.
Cheick Kongo manages to switch to full guard.
Stephan Bonnar is in closed guard over Kongo
Bonnar tries to open up Cheick Kongo's defense faking a few punches.
Cheick Kongo wraps his arms around Bonnar's arms and counters the punches.
Stephan Bonnar is in closed guard over Kongo
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Stephan Bonnar work his BJJ game.
Stephan Bonnar tries to better his position on the ground...
Kongo holds Stephan Bonnar's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Bonnar clumsily fails here and it's time for Cheick Kongo to fight back!
Kongo tries an armbar from the bottom!
Stephan Bonnar breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Stephan Bonnar is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
Bonnar throws a few hammer fists to the face of Cheick Kongo
Solid shots!
Stephan Bonnar is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
Bonnar tries to move to full mount!
Kongo won't allow him to take this position easily.
Bonnar misses a step and Cheick Kongo sees an opportunity to counter him!
Cheick Kongo launches a few punches to Bonnar's cheek from the guard.
Stephan Bonnar uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Stephan Bonnar is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
Bonnar is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Bonnar tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Stephan Bonnar is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Cheick Kongo launches a few punches to Bonnar's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Bonnar tries to cover his face,
Stephan Bonnar is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Stephan Bonnar throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Kongo breaks the lock showing some skills...
Stephan Bonnar is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Bonnar is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Bonnar goes for an armbar!
Cheick Kongo breaks the lock and pushes away Stephan Bonnar, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Stephan Bonnar. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Cheick Kongo fakes a move and moves laterally.
Cheick Kongo has found an opening in the defense of Bonnar, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Bonnar's ribs.
Stephan Bonnar fakes a punch and launches himself over Kongo!
Nice move by Bonnar who clinches and pushes Kongo against the cage
Cheick Kongo tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Bonnar is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Stephan Bonnar pushes away Kongo trying to keep the fight at striking range
Kongo doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Stephan Bonnar
Stephan Bonnar gets sloppy and Cheick Kongo tries to take advantage...
One, two, three! Kongo doesn't stop launching those knees in the clinch!
Devastating knee that lands on Bonnar's chin! That pop was heard throughout the arena! The crowd erupts!
Bonnar's Chin is beginning to swell
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
One, two, three! Kongo doesn't stop launching those knees in the clinch!
Bonnar blocks and then pushes away Cheick Kongo!
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Bonnar cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Kongo can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Kongo moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Stephan Bonnar checks the kick.
Poorly executed technique. Stephan Bonnar looks to counter!
Brutal combination from Stephan Bonnar!
Kongo is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Kongo's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cheick Kongo fakes a punch and launches himself over Stephan Bonnar
Bonnar counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
Bonnar looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Cheick Kongo's punches
Bonnar measures the resilience of Kongo's chin with an uppercut while Kongo lands some great crosses.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Bone shattering straight right hand from Stephan Bonnar!
Kongo is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Bonnar throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
A bad move from Stephan Bonnar
almost puts his head in the path of Kongo's kick.
Cheick Kongo takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Bonnar is holding Cheick Kongo's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Cheick Kongo loses balance and goes to the ground.
Stephan Bonnar is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
Stephan Bonnar looks to pass to mount...
Bonnar slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Cheick Kongo.
Stephan Bonnar is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Stephan Bonnar takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Cheick Kongo shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Cheick Kongo breaks that americana attempt!
Stephan Bonnar is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Stephan Bonnar tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Kongo struggles to free himself
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Kongo's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Kongo's eyes...
Kongo is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Stephan Bonnar is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Kongo measures the resilience of Bonnar's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Bonnar blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Cheick Kongo gets sloppy and Stephan Bonnar tries to take advantage...
Kongo tries to escape from the full mount...
Stephan Bonnar is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 2
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Stephan Bonnar has found an opening in the defense of Kongo, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Kongo's ribs.
Bonnar tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Bonnar is clinching with Kongo.
The fighters are clinching.
Kongo tries a flying knee towards Stephan Bonnar's chest
Bonnar blocks it and circle away
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Bonnar grab one of Cheick Kongo's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Cheick Kongo landed hard on his back
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Bonnar is standing while Kongo is on the ground on his back
Stephan Bonnar creates space and allows Cheick Kongo to stand up.
Cheick Kongo is on his feet again.
Stephan Bonnar fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Cheick Kongo! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
High kick from Cheick Kongo!
He misses narrowly!
Bonnar is trying to counter now!
Nice punch by Stephan Bonnar
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Kongo launches a kick
but Stephan Bonnar avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Kongo's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Cheick Kongo's Chin
Stephan Bonnar throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Kongo's chin! That stops Kongo in his tracks!
Kongo jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Bonnar sees what was coming and ducks under his opponent and moves aside
Cheick Kongo leans forwards and tries to grapple with Bonnar
Bonnar wants to mantain the distance and ducks that one.
Bonnar is trying to counter now!
Bonnar launches a furious hook!
That hits Kongo's chin like a wrecking ball! Kongo loses balance and goes to the mat.
Kongo's Chin is beginning to swell
Kongo has a small cut in his Chin
Bonnar is standing while Kongo is on the ground on his back
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 Bonnar's moves.
Bonnar is standing while Kongo is on the ground on his back
Bonnar cartwheels towards Kongo!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Cheick Kongo.
Stephan Bonnar is in side mount over Cheick Kongo
Stephan Bonnar looks to mount Cheick Kongo...
Stephan Bonnar slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Stephan Bonnar is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Cheick Kongo tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Stephan Bonnar rolls Cheick Kongo to his stomach and takes his back!
Bonnar is in rear mount over Kongo
Bonnar tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Kongo! Bonnar has one hook in and keeps working!
Bonnar is in rear mount over Kongo with one hook in
Bonnar has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Kongo.
Nicely done! Bonnar now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Bonnar is in rear mount over Kongo with two hooks in
Stephan Bonnar throws his leg over Cheick Kongo's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Stephan Bonnar's rear naked choke attempt!
Kongo's Chin is beginning to swell
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
Cheick Kongo cannot defend with only one arm and taps to the choke!
Winner is Stephan Bonnar by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 3:23 Round 2
Statistics: Cheick Kongo
Punches 3/5 (60%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/7 (14%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/10 (40%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 232 s
Statistics: Stephan Bonnar
Punches 16/17 (94%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/11 (36%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 199 s
These guys like to fight. Good fight all over the place. Good performances. Good wins. Good loses. Just a good one. "Neither fighter sad after good fight". That's the headline, people. That's the headline.
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Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!