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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ching Ling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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257 lbs
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270 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ching Ling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kurt Little!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ling shoots in and bounces Little off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ling has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Little preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Little is looking to stand up but Ling isn't so interested in that idea.
Ling loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ling throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Little works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ling cracks Little with a solid left hand.
Little is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ling throws an elbow that misses. Little uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ling's guard. Nice move by Little!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ling has an active guard here but Little has managed to pass into half guard.
Ling scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Little manages to mount him!
Little controlling the pace for now.
Ling tries to hold on but Little pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ling is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Little is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ling is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ling tries to lock up and control but Little gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ling tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Little controlling from mount.
Ling is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ling is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Little controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ling wants to hold on but Little pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ling is looking to improve his position but Little isn't that keen on the idea.
Ling is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ling is trying to stand up.
Ling on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ling tries to get out of the position.
Little controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Little avoids the attempt from Ling to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ching Ling dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Little shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ling pinned against the cage. Ling gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Little misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ling.
Little shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ling as he jumps to the side.
Ching Ling has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kurt Little.
Little tries to sprawl but Ling drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ling thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ling is working for an americana but Little has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Ling was thinking about the submission.
Little has control of Ling's left arm, preventing Ling from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ling looking to sit in guard and control but Little gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ling looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Little slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Ling.
Ling is trying to get back to full guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ling here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ling kicks Little off and gets back to his feet.
Little fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ling to the ground. Little is now in Ling's guard.
Ling throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Little escapes and throws Ling's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Little taking a breather here.
Ling trying to control but Little flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ling turns into Little and is now in his guard.
Ling looking to sit in guard and control but Little gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ling looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Little passes into side control.
Ling is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ling pushes Little away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Little gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Ling strikes from the bottom but Little takes advantage and advances to full mount!
Little controlling his opponent.
Ling is working to get back to half guard.
Little controlling from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ling is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ching Ling will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ling's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nice sprawl there from Little as Ling shoots in.
Ling shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Little napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ling swings around for an armbar but Little sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Ling's guard.
Ching Ling overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ling isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Little stacks Ling on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Little!
Little controlling from side mount.
Ling is looking to regain half guard here but Little keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Ling's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ling tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Little wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Ling's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Little gets to mount! Ling was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ling wants to hold on but Little pushes him away.
Little sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ling trying desperately to get to his feet.
Little blocks Ling's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Ling is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ling is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ling is wriggling around trying to escape.
Little controlling from the full mount.
Ling is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ling wants to try and get back to his feet.
Ling tries to hold on but Little postures up.
Ling tries to reverse the position but Little maintains control.
Little controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ling is looking to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ching Ling.
Well Ling has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Ching Ling!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Ching Ling!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Ching Ling!
Ching Ling wins by unanimous decision!
Ching Ling was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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