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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Chong Jr (ranked 3737 p4p, 3579 weight class) and Freddy Finley (ranked 401 p4p, 390 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Tommy Chong Jr has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tommy Chong Jr seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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185 cm 25 172 1 - 3 - 1 |
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180 cm 25 180 1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt Basic striking Very strong |
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Good wrestler Basic striking Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Tommy Chong Jr! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Freddy Finley! The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Finley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Chong Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Chong Jr gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Finley.
Chong Jr pulls Finley into guard.
Finley postures up.
Finley postures up in Chong Jr's guard and throws a big left but Chong Jr blocks it. Chong Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Finley is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Finley is refusing to be controlled, as Chong Jr sits in half guard. Finley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Finley actively working from the bottom here. Chong Jr is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Chong Jr not doing much here.
Finley tries to get to full guard but Chong Jr has control of the leg. Chong Jr tries to pass the half guard into mount. Finley knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Finley is looking to improve his position.
Finley has a hand on Chong Jr's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Chong Jr takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Chong Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Chong Jr sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Finley keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Finley wants to hold on but Chong Jr pushes him away. Chong Jr controlling the position easily from mount. Finley tries to get back to half guard but can't. Finley prevents Chong Jr from taking his back. Chong Jr looking to control but Finley is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Finley can do anything to dispel that myth. Chong Jr avoids the attempt from Finley to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Finley slips a leg in and gets back to half guard. Chong Jr wants to control but Finley is keeping him busy. Finley wants to get back to full guard. Finley makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Finley. Chong Jr got a little sloppy there for a moment and Finley has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chong Jr has managed to get both his arms back between Finley's legs - danger averted. Chong Jr trying to control but Finley is working from the bottom. Chong Jr drops back looking for a leg! Finley is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Finley manages to kick Chong Jr off! Chong Jr jumps back into Finley's guard. Chong Jr wants to control from the top but Finley keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Finley looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Chong Jr puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. Chong Jr is controlling the pace.
Finley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chong Jr is working away from the top position though. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Finley is trying to get back to full guard. Finley is looking to get back to full guard here but Chong Jr has managed to pass to side control instead. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Chong Jr 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.
Finley drives through with a takedown into Chong Jr's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Finley landing with the ground and pound. Finley trying to control but Chong Jr is working from the bottom. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Finley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Chong Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Finley can do to turn this around? Finley stopping the sweep attempt from Chong Jr. Chong Jr keeping moving, preventing Finley from controlling successfully. Chong Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Finley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Finley wants to control from the top but Chong Jr keeps moving. Chong Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Finley has gone for a leg lock! Chong Jr slips out almost immediately though and dives into Finley's guard. Chong Jr trying to control but Finley is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Finley had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chong Jr defends it easily. Finley looking for a guillotine here but Chong Jr defends easily.
Chong Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Finley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Chong Jr not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Chong Jr wants to control from the top but Finley keeps moving. Finley looking to control.
Finley looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Chong Jr has picked Finley up and slammed him! Finley can't keep hold of the triangle and Chong Jr manages to pass to side control! Chong Jr looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Finley can't do much from the bottom here. Chong Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Finley keeps working. Finley is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Finley struggling a bit here. Chong Jr tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chong Jr has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Chong Jr thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Finley is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Chong Jr tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chong Jr has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Chong Jr has hold of Finley's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Finley seems comfortable defending it but Chong Jr has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Finley is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Finley is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Chong Jr couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tommy Chong Jr!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
27% |
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