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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wong Ling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bud Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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171 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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178 cm
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175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wong Ling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bud Haze!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ling throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ling checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Haze throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Haze looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ling closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Haze tries to escape but Ling is in control.
Ling throws a strike aimed at the side of Haze's head but Haze avoids it well.
Ling tries to move into full mount but can't pass Haze's legs.
Ling creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The ground and pound from Ling seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Haze can't do much from the bottom here.
Ling in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ling is trying to move to mount but Haze reverses beautifully and ends up in Ling's guard.
Ling is pulling down on Haze's head. It's preventing any offense from Haze, at least for the moment.
Haze stands up from Ling's guard - Haze perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bud Haze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A bone on bone clash there as Ling blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Haze dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ling. That did some damage!
Haze misses with a low kick.
Haze throws a leg kick but Ling checks it.
Ling shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ling is nestled in close to Haze, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Haze manages to get to full guard.
Ling looking to sit in guard and control but Haze gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ling working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ling is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Haze is aware though and is defending well.
Ling looking for a guillotine here but Haze defends easily.
Haze trying to control but Ling is working from the bottom.
Ling is trying to keep Haze in close.
Haze must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Haze would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Haze preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Haze trying to control the position from guard on top but Ling is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ling fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haze manages to avoid it.
Ling swings for the body but Haze moves out of range.
Ling throws a combination. Haze tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Bud Haze has been cut.
Ling swings for the body but Haze moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haze looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Haze throws out a leg kick but Ling moves out of range and Haze only half commits.
Ling looks to throw the jab but Haze is out of range.
Ling misses with a wild body shot.
Ling misses with a body shot.
Haze fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wong Ling dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bud Haze's cut.
That's time! Ling's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ling closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Haze to the mat! Haze manages to get full guard.
Ling trying to control the position from guard on top but Haze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ling is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Haze is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Wong Ling.
Ling throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ling lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Haze at a distance.
Ling sizes up Haze with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Haze defending well as Ling loads up on a big left hand.
Haze throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ling misses the shot to the body.
Haze cracks the inside of Ling's front leg.
Haze ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ling takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A cross from Haze lands.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ling checks a leg kick.
Ling shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Haze throws a solid leg kick but Ling takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Haze.
A slow jab from Ling misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ling chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Haze can pounce on him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haze misses with a low kick as Ling jumps back.
Ling ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haze moves away.
Haze throws a head kick that misses.
Ling chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Haze can pounce on him.
Ling shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Haze as he avoids it easily.
Ling just misses with a punch to the body.
Ling lands with a nice body punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Ling checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Haze misses with a low kick.
Haze uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ling.
Haze clinches with his opponent.
A right handed body shot lands from Ling.
Haze connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Haze.
Ling lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze tries to land a knee to the head but Ling blocks with his arms.
Haze pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Haze throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ling blocks it with crossed arms.
Ling is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Haze pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wong Ling. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ling on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Haze with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Haze tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ling takes a knee to the side of the body.
Haze landing knees to the body.
Haze with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Haze using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ling has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Haze connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ling's face.
Ling can't get the takedown.
Ling blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Haze throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ling lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ling pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ling sizes up Haze with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Haze misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ling. Haze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haze tries to clinch but Ling moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Haze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ling.
Ling drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ling misses with the ground and pound.
Haze can't do much from the bottom here.
Ling working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haze is trying to buck Ling off.
Ling lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bud Haze showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bud Haze's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ling tries to score a power double leg takedown but Haze sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ling somewhat.
Ling blocks a low kick nicely.
Haze feints and then cracks Ling's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ling down.
Haze throws out a leg kick but Ling moves out of range and Haze only half commits.
Ling checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ling swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haze misses the shot to the body.
Ling misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ling misses with a looping left.
Ling checks a leg kick.
Ling misses with a hook to the body
and Haze counters with an outside leg kick.
Haze throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ling counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ling stops Haze from getting back to his feet.
Ling is trying to control the action in half guard but Haze is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Haze is trying to stand.
Still in half guard, Ling seems content to control.
Ling sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Haze defending well though.
Haze won't allow Ling to pass to mount.
Ling stalling away here and it's allowed Haze to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Ling stands up over Haze, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ling thows a big elbow that misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Haze can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Haze not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Haze avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ling has gone for a leg lock! Haze slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ling's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haze preventing the sweep.
Ling manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Haze manages to get himself to full guard.
Haze working a defensive guard here.
Ling trying to control the position from guard on top but Haze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze is trying to keep Ling in close.
Haze wants to stand but Ling is controlling the position.
Haze utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ling sitting in guard here, content to control.
Haze has control of Ling's left arm, preventing Ling from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ling won't allow Haze to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ling misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ling. Haze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ling swings for the body but Haze moves out of range.
Ling connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ling lands an overhand right.
Ling throws a big shot that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Haze.
Ling throws a shot from downtown. Haze moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Haze.
A low kick from Haze is predictable there
and Ling counters with a straight right hand.
Bud Haze seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ling.
Haze dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ling. That did some damage!
And that's the end of the fight!
Wong Ling showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ling has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wong Ling!
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energy
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