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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ty Wong (ranked 2216 p4p, 1693 weight class) and James Dalton (ranked 184 p4p, 150 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Powerful takedowns
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ty Wong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Dalton!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wong closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dalton quickly recovers to half guard.
Wong is looking for a kimura here.
Dalton is trying to maintain the position but Wong is very close to passing his half guard.
Wong throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wong has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wong is thwarting Dalton's attempts to control the position.
Wong is working for a kimura but Dalton is defending it quite comfortably.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalton looking for submissions off his back.
Wong throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dalton.
Wong keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dalton's head.
Dalton controls Wong momentarily but Wong frees himself.
Wong looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wong trying to control the position from guard on top but Dalton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dalton looking for a sweep. Not yet Dalton, not yet.
Dalton 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.
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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dalton keeping moving, preventing Wong from controlling successfully.
Wong looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Dalton looking to control.
Wong trying to control the position from guard on top but Dalton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wong got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dalton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wong has managed to get both his arms back between Dalton's legs - danger averted.
Dalton is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wong defends well.
Wong connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wong can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wong trying to control but Dalton is working from the bottom.
Wong is really struggling to control Dalton but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Dalton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wong defends it easily.
Wong looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dalton working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Wong has passed into half guard!
We've been informed that Dalton has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four 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.
Dalton is looking to control Wong's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dalton avoid being mounted?
Dalton tries to get to full guard but Wong has control of the leg.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dalton trying to hold on to Wong's head to control him but Wong postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wong not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wong blocks the strikes from Dalton.
Dalton tries to roll over but Wong keeps him under control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ty Wong dominated that 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.
Wong throws a body punch but Dalton moves out of range.
Wong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dalton can do to turn this around?
Dalton misses with a straight right.
Wong throws a big shot that misses.
Wong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dalton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wong.
Wong misses with a hook. Dalton ducked under it nicely.
Wong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wong drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dalton sprawls and moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Wong. No joy for Dalton on that attempt.
Wong feinted with a counter takedown.
Dalton throws a series of punches but Wong moves out of range.
Dalton looks to score with a jab to the body but Wong is just out of range.
Dalton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dalton just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dalton.
Dalton misses with a body shot.
Dalton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wong swivels and escapes.
Wong loads up on a big right hand but Dalton slips the punch.
Dalton takes a swing at Wong's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dalton throws a body punch but Wong moves out of range.
Wong half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Wong drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wong trying to control but Dalton is working from the bottom.
Wong thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dalton 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.
Wong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dalton is keeping the position for now.
Dalton has his foot on Wong's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wong works his way back into a safe position though.
Dalton working for a triangle but Wong defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wong connects with a couple of short punches.
Dalton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dalton is keeping the position for now.
Dalton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wong.
Wong is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wong keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dalton's head.
Dalton has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Wong is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Dalton.
Dalton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wong tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wong has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wong is looking to take a break and control but Dalton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dalton is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalton trying to control but Wong flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Dalton defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Wong working for a choke but Dalton is defending well.
Wong is hanging on to Dalton's back as he tries to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ty Wong dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Wong takes a swing at Dalton's ribcage but misses.
Dalton loads up on a big right hand but Wong slips the punch.
Dalton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dalton misses with a two punch combination.
Wong drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dalton sprawls and moves away.
A cross from Dalton lands.
Dalton slips a straight right by Wong.
Dalton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dalton misses with a body shot.
Dalton misses with a low kick.
Wong attempts a counter takedown but Dalton avoids it well and moves away.
Dalton ducks under a wild hook from Wong.
Wong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wong misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalton looks to throw the jab but Wong is out of range.
Wong defending well as Dalton loads up on a big left hand.
Wong appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dalton looks to throw the jab but Wong is out of range.
Dalton throws a body shot but no joy.
Dalton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wong manages to avoid it.
James Dalton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wong was well out of range. Poor timing from Dalton.
Wong drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dalton sprawls and moves away.
Dalton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wong is fending him off so far but Dalton persists. Nope, Wong circles away and we're back to standing.
Wong connects with a crisp jab.
Dalton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dalton.
Wong changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dalton moves away from the strike by Wong.
Dalton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wong.
Dalton looks to throw the jab but Wong is out of range.
Wong misses with a hook. Dalton ducked under it nicely.
Dalton throws a body shot but no joy.
Dalton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dalton misses with an uppercut
and Wong counters with a shoot takedown. Dalton fights it but they end up in guard.
Dalton trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Dalton throws his legs up looking for a submission but Wong uses it to pass to side control.
Dalton is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wong has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dalton struggling a bit here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wong is trying to get an arm triangle but Dalton is defending well.
Wong working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dalton tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ty Wong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Dalton can't do much from the bottom here.
Dalton manages to work his way to half guard, despite Wong's best efforts.
Wong is trying to control. Dalton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dalton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dalton is not content to let Wong control the position.
Dalton is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dalton manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dalton trying to control the position.
Wong controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wong trying to control the position from guard on top but Dalton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Dalton looks to throw the jab but Wong is out of range.
Dalton looks to throw the jab but Wong is out of range.
Dalton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dalton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dalton avoids the body shot from Wong.
Dalton throws a series of punches but Wong avoids them all with ease.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dalton throws a body punch but Wong moves out of range.
Dalton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wong manages to avoid it.
James Dalton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wong just misses with a punch to the body.
James Dalton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A telegraphed right hand from Wong misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Dalton.
I think Wong 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ty Wong!
After the fight, Ty Wong was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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