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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chong Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fourie Du Preez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fourie Du Preez has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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143 lbs
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165 cm
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143 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chong Dong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fourie Du Preez!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dong misses with a few strikes there.
Du Preez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Du Preez lands in his opponent's guard.
Du Preez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Du Preez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dong controls Du Preez momentarily but Du Preez frees himself.
Du Preez told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Du Preez advances to half guard.
Du Preez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Du Preez trying to control from half guard but Dong is working away.
Dong controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Du Preez passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Dong!
Du Preez landing strikes from the mount and Dong is in trouble!
Dong is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Millions Top Team, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dong is in a horrible position here. Du Preez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dong tries to lock up and control but Du Preez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dong wants to hold on but Du Preez pushes him away.
Du Preez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
It looks like Chong Dong has been cut.
Du Preez lands a big elbow.
Dong really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dong manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Dong tries to roll over but Du Preez keeps him under control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dong is positioning himself well to prevent Du Preez advancing to mount.
Du Preez controlling the pace.
Du Preez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dong with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Du Preez is looking to take a break and control but Dong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Du Preez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Du Preez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Du Preez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Du Preez working the head and body with strikes.
Dong controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Du Preez is taking a breather. Dong says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Dong trying to control here.
Du Preez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dong does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Du Preez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Du Preez controlling the action here.
Dong is staying active underneath Du Preez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Du Preez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dong defending well though.
Dong wants to improve his position but Du Preez is controlling well.
Du Preez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du Preez seems to be working for a kimura but Dong defends the submission attempt.
Du Preez working the head and body with strikes.
Du Preez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Du Preez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Du Preez prevents Dong from improving his position.
Du Preez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dong tries to get to full guard but Du Preez has control of the leg.
Du Preez drops an elbow to the side of Dong's head.
Du Preez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dong defending well though.
Dong wants to control but Du Preez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Du Preez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Du Preez is trying to work for a kimura but Dong is defending well.
Du Preez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dong is looking to control Du Preez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dong avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dong wants to control but Du Preez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Du Preez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dong is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Du Preez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dong knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Du Preez on the ground.
Du Preez is taking a breather. Dong says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Dong is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Du Preez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Du Preez is looking for a kimura but Dong is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Du Preez to get the leverage.
Du Preez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dong defending well though.
Dong wants to get back to full guard.
Dong is trying to control but can't.
Nice strikes from Du Preez there.
Dong is looking to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Du Preez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Du Preez moves into full mount! Dong won't be happy about that!
Dong taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fourie Du Preez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chong Dong's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Du Preez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dong misses with an uppercut.
Dong misses with a wild body shot.
Dong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dong swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Du Preez counters with a single leg into guard. Dong didn't expect that.
Dong is trying to keep Du Preez in close.
Du Preez forces his way into half guard.
Dong wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dong taking some punishment here, with Du Preez in his half guard.
Du Preez is looking to advance position but Dong won't allow it.
Du Preez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dong wants to get back to full guard.
Du Preez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Du Preez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dong trying to control here.
Du Preez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dong knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Du Preez prevents Dong from improving his position.
Du Preez is keen to just control but Dong is a slippery customer.
Du Preez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dong with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Du Preez trying to pass the guard but Dong defending well.
Du Preez is looking for a kimura here.
Dong trying to hold on to Du Preez's head to control him but Du Preez postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong tries to roll over but Du Preez keeps him under control.
Du Preez working the head and body with strikes.
Du Preez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dong has hold of Du Preez's hands but Du Preez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Du Preez lands a nice short elbow.
Du Preez working Dong over with strikes.
Dong tries to get to full guard but Du Preez has control of the leg.
Du Preez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dong defending well though.
Du Preez is nestled in close to Dong, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dong is trying to maintain the position but Du Preez is very close to passing his half guard.
Du Preez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dong defending well though.
Du Preez is trying to control. Dong wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du Preez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Du Preez is controlling the pace.
Du Preez working Dong over with strikes.
Dong trying to control here.
Dong regains full guard. Nicely done.
Du Preez landing with the ground and pound.
Dong is pulling down on Du Preez's head. It's preventing any offense from Du Preez, at least for the moment.
Dong has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Du Preez distracts Dong with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Du Preez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Du Preez chips away with some ground and pound.
Dong keeping moving, preventing Du Preez from controlling successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Du Preez chips away with some ground and pound.
Du Preez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Du Preez distracts Dong with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Du Preez is looking to work some ground and pound but Dong has wrist control.
Du Preez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Du Preez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Du Preez landing some decent shots from guard.
Dong working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Du Preez.
Dong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Du Preez wants to control from the top but Dong keeps moving.
Du Preez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fourie Du Preez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chong Dong's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
No joy there for Dong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dong misses with a double jab.
Du Preez moves away from the strike by Dong.
Dong swinging wildly here.
Dong throws a jab when Du Preez was well out of range.
Dong throws a shot from downtown. Du Preez moves away and avoids it.
Dong misses with a looping right.
A punch combination from Dong misses.
Dong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Du Preez circles away quickly and effectively.
Dong tries to sprawl but Du Preez drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fourie Du Preez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Du Preez wants to take a breather but Dong is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Du Preez works his foot free and advances to mount.
Du Preez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dong can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Du Preez controlling the position easily from mount.
Dong is trying desperately to improve position.
Du Preez looking to finish Dong with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dong!
Dong is looking to improve his position but Du Preez isn't that keen on the idea.
Du Preez looking to finish Dong with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dong!
Du Preez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dong can't escape the position.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Du Preez! Dong is hurt baaadly! Du Preez is firing away with more strikes - Dong is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fourie Du Preez!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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