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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sum Ting Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Take my hand. Brian Jones could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sum Ting Wong's chin.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sum Ting Wong!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wong moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
Wong works on Jones's body with a couple of short punches.
Wong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wong misses with a punch to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wong blocks an uppercut.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Wong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
Wong tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Wong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jones avoiding damage as Wong throws knees to the body.
Wong lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wong tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Wong takes a knee right on the jaw!
A right hook to the body lands for Wong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wong has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jones - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Wong is blocking nicely.
Jones tries to work over Wong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wong manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wong tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
A short right from Wong on the inside.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Wong won't allow it.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wong tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Wong stalling in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wong is defending well for now.
Wong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Wong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Wong.
Wong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Wong tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Wong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wong works on Jones's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones being controlled against the cage.
Good body shot from Jones.
Wong scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wong missing with knees to the body.
Wong lands an uppercut.
Wong lands a nice knee to the body.
Jones being controlled against the cage.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Wong.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones prevents a body shot from Wong.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wong struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Wong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Wong.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wong.
Jones avoiding damage as Wong throws knees to the body.
Wong trying to land knees to the body.
Jones is trying to drag Wong to the mat but Wong just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wong tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Wong content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wong is out of range and Jones settles back down.
Jones sets himself, and Wong steps forward looking for the clinch! Jones avoids it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sum Ting Wong dominated that round.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wong moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wong backwards.
Wong prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wong misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Wong.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Wong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Wong as the two fighters clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Jones.
Wong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Jones is stalling here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wong dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jones pushes Wong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.
Nice cross by Wong.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The referee calls for Jones to work.
Jones tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wong just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wong momentarily.
Wong scores with a leg kick.
Jones tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sum Ting Wong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jones connects with a right hand. Wong shakes it off.
Jones throws a wild body kick that Wong sees coming a mile off.
Wong wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Wong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wong tries to counter with a clinch but Jones shakes him off and moves away.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wong but Wong pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones misses with a hook.
Wong is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Jones quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Wong is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Wong fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones thows a leg kick but Wong checks it
and Wong counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to pull guard but Wong forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wong misses with a knee strike.
Wong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wong looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Wong lands a shot to the body.
Wong prevents the takedown attempt.
Wong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Wong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wong tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wong tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Wong takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Wong has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wong misses with a punch to the body.
Wong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wong tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Wong back against the cage.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wong struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wong is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jones decides to pull guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sum Ting Wong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wong.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Wong slips the punch.
Wong misses with a body shot.
Wong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Wong tries to counter by closing the distance.
Wong misses with a shot to the body
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Wong gets a clinch.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Wong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wong looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Wong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jones has Wong pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wong manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wong just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jones tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wong just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wong tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Wong back against the cage.
Wong lands a knee to the head.
Jones has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wong avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wong lands a nice knee to the body.
Wong tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Wong lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Wong struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Wong has Jones pushed against the cage.
Wong scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wong tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to take the fight to the mat but Wong manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Wong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jones leaning against his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wong.
Wong lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones lands a shot to the body.
Wong blocks a body shot from Jones.
Wong connects with a knee to the head.
Wong can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones taking a breather.
Wong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wong.
Wong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Wong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sum Ting Wong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wong tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Wong scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Wong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones jumps guard and drags Wong to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Wong stays in close to Jones's body and controls the position.
Wong is fighting to break Jones's control of his arms but Jones is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Wong stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
Jones controls Wong momentarily but Wong frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong stands up from Jones's guard - Wong perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wong has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Jones manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Wong trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sum Ting Wong really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wong misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Jones.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wong gets a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wong struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wong missing with knees to the body.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wong crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Wong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wong misses with a punch to the body.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Wong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones avoiding damage as Wong throws knees to the body.
Wong with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Wong.
Wong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wong.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Wong walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jones checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jones tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wong.
Wong drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Wong struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Wong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Jones.
Wong scores with a hook to the body.
Jones gets control of Wong's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jones will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jones is looking for a triangle but Wong pushes his legs off easily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Wong sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jones looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong wanted to stand there but Jones had control of the position.
Wong sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jones looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
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.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sum Ting Wong dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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.
Wong has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Jones drags the fight down to the ground.
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wong manages to get himself to full guard.
Brian Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wong is trying to keep Jones in close.
Jones thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jones jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Wong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Wong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wong has his hands on Jones's head, controlling the position.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Wong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Wong really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wong managing to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Wong saw that one coming.
Brian Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones fires out a quick counter leg kick but Wong just manages to avoid it.
Wong moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
Wong lands a knee to the head.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Wong, against the cage.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wong backwards.
Jones jumps guard and drags Wong to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wong doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wong manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jones throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wong stands up from guard. Let's bang!
An inside leg kick lands from Wong.
Wong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jones. Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
Wong misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wong tries to land a leg kick but Jones saw it coming and moves away.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Wong.
Wong instigates a clinch.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wong tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Wong back against the cage.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A knee to the head by Wong.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wong lands with a right to the head.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brian Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Wong lands a head kick. Jones smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
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 Brian Jones.
I think Wong has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 46:49
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 46:49
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sum Ting Wong!
Sum Ting Wong is the new featherweight champion!
Sum Ting Wong decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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