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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Gracie (ranked 4445 p4p, 25308 weight class) and Ching Chong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Ching Chong told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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6 - 19 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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 8 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ching Chong!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chong moves into the clinch.
Gracie looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Gracie manages to pull guard.
Chong wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Chong drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chong jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Chong trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie pulls Chong in close to prevent any damage.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've been hearing good reports from Gracie's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chong wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Chong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Chong has closed the distance and engaged Gracie in a clinch.
Chong tightens his grip and picks Gracie up, before dumping him to the ground. Gracie manages to land in guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Chong from controlling successfully.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Chong postures up.
Chong wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Chong trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Chong pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chong is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Chong must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chong defends it easily.
Chong got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chong has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chong bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chong wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Chong wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gracie, who protects the arm well.
Gracie tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Chong presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Gracie tries to hold on but Chong pushes him away.
Gracie has left one of his arms exposed and Chong doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Gracie screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ching Chong!
A determined Ching Chong didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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hype
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