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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Tung (ranked 2848 p4p, 24999 weight class) and Jonathan Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Daniel Tung looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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180 cm 25 135 7 - 9 - 0 |
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225 cm 27 130 8 - 18 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Excellent MT Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt Excellent boxer Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Tung! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 8 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Hong! The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hong throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hong looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight! Tung misses with a two punch combination.
A little jabbing left from Hong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Tung rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hong counters with a two punch combo. A punch combination from Tung misses. Tung throws a right and a left that Hong avoids nicely. Hong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tung throws out the jab. A little jabbing left from Hong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tung throws a series of punches but Hong moves out of range. Tung swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tung throws a series of punches but Hong avoids them all with ease. As Tung backs off Hong throws a huge counter combo but Tung manages to avoid it all. Tung misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from Tung. Those never looked like landing. Despite the aggression on Hong's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Tung tries to bum rush Hong with a series of wild strikes but Hong uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Hong is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Tung throws a right and a left that Hong avoids nicely. Hong unleashes a big counter combination but Tung bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tung missing with a left hand there. Hong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. A combination from Tung does no damage. Tung throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hong counters with a straight right hand. Tung really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Tung with a hook. A punch combination from Tung misses. Tung works over Hong's head and body with a nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tung uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Jonathan Hong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Tung throws a right hand that Hong ducks under and follows up with a left that Hong also avoids with ease. Tung misses the jab. Hong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Tung misses with the combination.
Hong is looking for the big counter here. Tung throws a right and a left that Hong avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tung will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hong lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Hong avoids a punch combination nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hong! But no joy. Tung misses with the combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tung, as that shot connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Tung dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Tung pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Hong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Hong pushing out the jab but it's not landing. It looked like Tung was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Hong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Hong has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight. Hong slips a jab and a cross from Tung.
Hong throws out a counter right but Tung avoids it with no problem. Tung misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hong.
As Tung backs off Hong throws a huge counter combo but Tung manages to avoid it all. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tung just misses with a punch to the body.
Daniel Tung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Tung throws a right and a left that Hong avoids nicely. Hong is looking for the big counter here. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tung throws a series of punches but Hong avoids them all with ease. Hong lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Tung throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hong sees it coming and avoids it easily. Hong on the wrong end of a nice hook. Tung lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tung fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Tung shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hong as he jumps to the side. As Tung backs off Hong throws a huge counter combo but Tung manages to avoid it all.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tung fails with a takedown attempt. Tung misses the jab. Hong looks like he wants to counter punch here. Tung is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hong can do to turn this around? The fight stays on the outside here - Tung looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Hong throws out a counter right but Tung avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tung connects with a nice looking jab.
Tung misses with a two punch combination.
Hong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tung misses with a two punch combination.
As Tung backs off Hong throws a huge counter combo but Tung manages to avoid it all. A punch combination from Tung misses. Tung fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hong is looking for the big counter here. Daniel Tung is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Hong takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Tung throws a series of punches but Hong moves out of range. A little jabbing left from Hong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Hong moves forwards but Tung connects with a nice, crisp jab. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Tung dominated that second round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round! Tung misses with a hook. Tung misses the shot to the body. It seemed like Hong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Tung connects with a single shot there. Hong misses with a hook
and Tung connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Tung throws a right hand that Hong ducks under and follows up with a left that Hong also avoids with ease. As Tung backs off Hong throws a huge counter combo but Tung manages to avoid it all. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hong ducks under a wild hook from Tung. Hong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Tung will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tung. Tung misses with an uppercut
letting Hong counter with a right hand. Tung lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tung lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tung lands a body shot.
Hong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Hong is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Hong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tung misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tung misses with a straight left. Tung scores with a hook. Tung throws a nice looking combination but Hong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Hong is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Tung looks to land a combination but Hong avoids it well. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hong! But no joy. Tung throws a right hand that Hong ducks under and follows up with a left that Hong also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tung throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Hong stuffs the takedown. Hong throws a nice looking combination but Tung bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. A big right from Tung misses. As Tung backs off Hong throws a huge counter combo but Tung manages to avoid it all. Tung throws a lazy right hand but Hong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Despite the aggression on Hong's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Nice takedown defense from Hong. No joy for Tung on that attempt. Hong is looking for the big counter here.
And that's the end of the fight! Daniel Tung showed his dominance in that final round. Well Tung has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:26 Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27 Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Tung!
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