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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommy Chang (ranked 4437 p4p, 3201 weight class) and Fung Hao Ming (ranked 380 p4p, 314 weight class). Hao Ming comes into a darkened arena with his song building. New Authentic - Places You Go kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tommy Chang is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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World class MT
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fung Hao Ming!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hao Ming takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hao Ming misses with a right hand
and Chang counters with a nice uppercut.
Hao Ming loads up on a big right hand but Chang slips the punch.
Hao Ming has managed to clinch.
Chang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chang has a couple of punches blocked by Hao Ming.
Hao Ming throws a head punch that misses.
Chang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chang has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Chang scores with a nice body kick.
Chang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hao Ming.
Chang appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Good shot there by Chang.
Hao Ming throws a shot from downtown. Chang moves away and avoids it.
Chang throws a right hand that Hao Ming ducks under and follows up with a left that Hao Ming also avoids with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Chang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hao Ming takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hao Ming slips under a jab.
Chang sizes up Hao Ming with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hao Ming wants to clinch up but Chang keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Chang misses the target.
Chang lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hao Ming throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chang wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hao Ming connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chang. Chang circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hao Ming throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hao Ming's coach down at Gold Samurai's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hao Ming's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Chang throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chang misses with a hook.
Chang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hao Ming counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Chang misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hao Ming closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hao Ming.
Chang struggles to land a body shot inside as Hao Ming controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chang misses with a punch to the body.
Hao Ming lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chang backwards.
Chang lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hao Ming.
Chang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chang slips a jab from Hao Ming.
Hao Ming scores with the left hand. Chang knows he should have avoided that one.
Hao Ming wants to clinch
and Chang counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick misses from Hao Ming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chang throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hao Ming on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Chang dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hao Ming moves into the clinch.
Hao Ming fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hao Ming goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hao Ming misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chang.
A short right from Chang on the inside.
Hao Ming swings wildly with an uppercut but Chang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chang struggles to land a body shot inside as Hao Ming controls his hands.
Hao Ming misses with a punch on the inside.
Chang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chang misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hao Ming moves to clinch but Chang breaks away
and Chang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hao Ming closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Chang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hao Ming gets through Chang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hao Ming working aggressively here.
Hao Ming misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hao Ming.
Chang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hao Ming working aggressively here.
Chang trying to control the position but instead, Hao Ming has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chang into the ropes.
Hao Ming lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hao Ming can do to turn this around?
Hao Ming lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chang throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chang.
Hao Ming fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chang misses with a body punch.
Hao Ming swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fung Hao Ming seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hao Ming fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Hao Ming scores with a nice short uppercut.
A hook to the body from Chang.
Hao Ming misses with the head strike.
A short left from Chang.
Chang dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Chang lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chang blocks an uppercut.
Chang tries to break free but Hao Ming pushes him back against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fung Hao Ming seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hao Ming scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hao Ming is looking to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Chang tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hao Ming moves away.
Chang loads up on a big right hand but Hao Ming slips the punch.
Hao Ming looks to clinch
and Chang counters with a left to the body.
Hao Ming swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Chang to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tommy Chang will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Chang misses with an uppercut
and Hao Ming counters with a left and a right that stings Chang.
Chang thows a leg kick but Hao Ming checks it
and Hao Ming counters with a straight right hand.
Hao Ming takes a swing at Chang's ribcage but misses.
Hao Ming connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chang takes one to the side of the head.
Chang staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Chang misses the target.
Hao Ming throws an overhand right that lands on Chang's shoulder, as Chang tries to avoid the shot.
Chang throws a right hand that Hao Ming ducks under and follows up with a left that Hao Ming also avoids with ease.
Chang jabs at Hao Ming's body.
The fighters circling - Chang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hao Ming throws out a counter right but Chang avoids it with no problem.
Chang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hao Ming.
Nice uppercut lands for Chang. That snapped Hao Ming's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hao Ming keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hao Ming loads up on a big right hand but Chang slips the punch.
Hao Ming misses with an uppercut
and Chang counters with a stiff right hand.
Chang on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hao Ming throws a head kick but Chang moves out of range.
Hao Ming misses with a wild body shot.
Chang doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
No joy there for Chang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chang misses with a wild body shot.
Hao Ming misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chang feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hao Ming closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Hao Ming fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hao Ming blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Hao Ming.
Chang has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chang.
Chang is looking to break free of the clinch but Hao Ming has double underhooks.
Chang lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hao Ming swings wildly with an uppercut but Chang uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chang.
Chang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Decent striking displayed by Chang there.
Chang misses with a kick to the body.
Hao Ming lands an overhand right.
Fung Hao Ming has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Some wild striking there from Hao Ming.
Chang takes a swing at Hao Ming's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fung Hao Ming comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chang 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Fung Hao Ming!
A relieved looking Fung Hao Ming thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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