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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chiang Ching Wong (ranked 4023 p4p, 4016 weight class) and Marcus Delgado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chiang Ching Wong has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chiang Ching Wong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcus Delgado!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Donatello Bradman and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delgado tries to work over Wong's front leg with a kick but Wong checks it.
Wong with a poor takedown
and Delgado moves into the clinch.
Wong is looking to take this one to the mat.
Wong blocking some punches.
Delgado has Wong pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Delgado pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Wong tumbling to the mat - Delgado dives into Wong's guard.
Wong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Delgado stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Delgado trying to control the position from guard on top but Wong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delgado trying to move into half guard but instead Wong has managed to sweep!
Delgado looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong slips nicely into half guard.
Wong drops an elbow to the side of Delgado's head.
Wong wants to control but Delgado is keeping him busy.
Wong wants to work for an arm triangle but Delgado is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Delgado trying to control here.
Wong is stalling here. Delgado is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Wong seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Delgado has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Delgado working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Wong takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong wants to control but Delgado postures up.
Delgado moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Wong manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Wong controlling the action here.
Delgado is looking to improve his position.
Wong throwing shots but Delgado is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delgado tries to get to full guard but Wong has control of the leg.
Wong wants to stand up but Delgado has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Wong is keen to just control but Delgado is a slippery customer.
Delgado is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wong is nestled in close to Delgado, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wong has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong looking to control but Delgado is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Delgado is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wong lands with some strikes.
Wong wants to control the pace but Delgado is squirming around nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wong punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chiang Ching Wong will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wong throws a left and a right that both miss
and Delgado counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Wong!
Wong tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Delgado wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Delgado working the head and body with strikes.
Wong pushes Delgado away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Delgado gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Wong gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Delgado is looking to advance position but Wong won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wong tries to roll over but Delgado keeps him under control.
Wong regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Delgado.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong keeping moving, preventing Delgado from controlling successfully.
Wong will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Chiang Ching Wong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wong trying to keep a closed guard but Delgado is proving a slippery customer.
Delgado working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wong's head.
Wong wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Delgado throwing strikes from guard but Wong blocks nicely.
Delgado landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two 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.
Delgado throws a big elbow that misses.
Wong has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Delgado can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Delgado stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Delgado in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Delgado is pushing down on Wong's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wong is fighting to maintain full guard but Delgado has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wong has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Delgado is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Delgado is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Delgado working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Delgado is looking to stall here but Wong recovers full guard.
Delgado postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Delgado makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wong seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Wong is trying to control the position but Delgado postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong is looking to stand up but Delgado isn't so interested in that idea.
Wong has his hands on Delgado's head, controlling the position.
Delgado makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Delgado accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wong controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Delgado with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Wong throws a body shot but no joy.
Delgado steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Wong.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Delgado showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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 goes for a double leg but Delgado avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Delgado continues to drive forward.
Delgado misses with the head strike.
Delgado is struggling to control the position.
Delgado has clasped his hands together around Wong's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Wong is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Delgado working the head with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delgado working the head with strikes.
Wong wants to control but Delgado postures up.
Delgado is putting a hurting on Wong here, landing some big shots from side control.
Delgado throws an elbow but Wong slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong regains half guard.
Wong wants to get back to his feet.
Wong is trying to control but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wong is concentrating on defense, preventing Delgado from advancing position.
Delgado slips a nice elbow through Wong's hands, connecting with Wong's forehead.
Delgado is looking to advance position but Wong won't allow it.
Wong is looking to escape.
Wong tries to roll over but Delgado keeps him under control.
Marcus Delgado is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Delgado content to control rather than advance.
Delgado landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Delgado is nestled in close to Wong, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Delgado takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wong looking for submissions off his back.
Delgado has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wong wants to control but Delgado is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delgado winds up and cracks Wong with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wong is trying to get back to full guard.
Delgado is looking to take a break and control but Wong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wong taking some punishment here, with Delgado in his half guard.
Delgado drops an elbow to the side of Wong's head.
Delgado passes to full mount!
Delgado in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delgado landing shots from mount.
Wong is squirming around, avoiding Delgado's attempts to control the action.
Wong keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Delgado is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Wong can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Wong is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wong is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Delgado comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Delgado has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight for Marcus Delgado!
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight for Marcus Delgado!
Judge Topper Green scores the fight for Marcus Delgado!
Marcus Delgado wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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