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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Gracie (ranked 4665 p4p, 4346 weight class) and Ching Chong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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9 - 21 - 0 |
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145
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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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 9 - 21 - 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 7 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ching Chong!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gracie decides to pull guard.
Chong passes Gracie's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gracie is defending against the submission attempts here by Chong.
Chong wants to pass to mount but Gracie is defending the position.
Chong is working for a kimura but Gracie is defending it quite comfortably.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chong wants to take a breather but Gracie is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chong is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Chong looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Chong looks winded!
Chong seems to be working for a kimura but Gracie defends the submission attempt.
Chong looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Bigfoot BJJ, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Gracie gets back to full guard.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Chong wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Chong from controlling successfully.
Gracie has his foot on Chong's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chong works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chong pushing down on Gracie's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Chong is trying to work for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
Chong is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Chong is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Chong advances to half guard.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
Chong works his way into side control.
Chong looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Chong is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Chong wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gracie, who protects the arm well.
Chong tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chong has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Chong really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chong working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie sneaks back into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ching Chong dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Chong shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gracie gets full guard.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chong gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chong wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chong avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Chong trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chong doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chong manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Chong thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Chong must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chong trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Chong tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Gracie has his foot on Chong's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chong works his way back into a safe position though.
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.
Chong thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Chong wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Chong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Chong stacks Gracie on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Chong!
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
Chong is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gracie is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gracie is not content to let Chong control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to improve position but can't.
Chong is trying to get an arm triangle but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie is trying to control Chong's posture but Chong avoids it.
Chong tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chong has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Chong thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gracie struggling a bit here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chong wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gracie struggling a bit here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ching Chong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Chong gets a clinch.
Chong gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Gracie regains guard.
Gracie throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Chong escapes and throws Gracie's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Chong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Gracie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chong tries to move to mount but Gracie blocks the move with his legs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is not content to let Chong control the position.
Chong tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chong has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Chong working away.
Chong wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gracie, who protects the arm well.
Gracie is looking to regain half guard here but Chong keeps moving and retains side control.
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.
Gracie stops Chong from passing to mount.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard.
Chong trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Chong tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Chong off and has taken his back!
Chong is really stuck here.
Gracie tries to get the hooks in deep but Chong pushed the leg off.
Gracie controlling well, preventing Chong from escaping the position.
Chong is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Gracie gets his way!
Chong showing good submission defense here.
Gracie is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chong defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Gracie's arms.
Chong turns into Gracie and is now in his guard.
Chong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chong can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ching Chong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chong 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ching Chong!
Ching Chong got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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