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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wong Ling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Excellent MT
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wong Ling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ling throws out the jab.
Johnny Bravo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bravo tries to clinch but Ling is having none of it.
Bravo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bravo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ling avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ling walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bravo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bravo tries to close the distance and clinch but Ling swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ling shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ling content to control rather than advance.
Ling thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bravo's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ling thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bravo's head.
Ling not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ling slips a nice elbow through Bravo's hands, connecting with Bravo's forehead.
Ling looks to land a strike but Bravo avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ling trying to control the position from guard on top but Bravo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ling working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ling wants to pass the guard but Bravo is keeping the position.
Bravo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
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.
Ling sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bravo's guard.
Ling throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ling throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ling controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ling is looking to take a break and control but Bravo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ling stalling.
Ling wants to take a breather but Bravo is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ling sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bravo defending well though.
Ling not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bravo wants to improve his position but Ling is controlling well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bravo.
Bravo tries to clinch up.
Ling keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bravo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ling circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bravo misses with a head kick.
Ling takes a swing at Bravo's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wong Ling dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ling takes a swing at Bravo's ribcage but misses.
Bravo throws a head kick that Ling semi-blocks.
Bravo tries to close the distance and clinch but Ling swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ling circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bravo tries to clinch up.
Ling throws a low kick but Bravo avoids it.
Bravo wants to clinch up but Ling keeps it at a distance.
Bravo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ling slips a jab and a cross from Bravo.
A leg kick checked by Bravo.
Bravo wants to clinch.
Bravo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ling keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice defenses there by Bravo.
Ling scores a takedown into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ling is landing with some decent strikes but Bravo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bravo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ling.
Poor strikes thrown by Ling there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Ling throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ling working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ling scoring with strikes but Bravo is staying in there.
Ling with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ling with the ground and pound from mount.
Bravo taking shots to the head.
Bravo taking shots to the head.
Ling punching from mount but Bravo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bravo is bucking up trying to escape but Ling cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bravo is desperately trying to improve his position but Ling has a good base and remains in mount.
Ling thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Ling content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ling tries to control but Bravo wriggling away.
Ling looking to finish Bravo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bravo!
Ling with a couple of short strikes.
Ling dominating with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ling cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ling throws some wild stikes that Bravo manages to avoid easily.
Bravo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ling.
Ling raining down shots from the mount!
Ling putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ling postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bravo looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice elbow there by Ling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wong Ling dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bravo tries to clinch but Ling moves out of range.
Bravo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ling paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bravo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bravo tries to clinch up.
Bravo slips under a jab from Ling.
Bravo tries to clinch there but Ling circles away.
Bravo tries a head kick but it misses.
Ling misses with a body shot.
Bravo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bravo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bravo is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bravo tries to close the distance and clinch but Ling swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ling lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ling swings for the body but Bravo moves out of range.
Ling avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bravo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ling keeping full guard, as Bravo tries to pass.
Bravo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ling has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bravo wanted to stand there but Ling had control of the position.
Ling is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ling in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ling throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ling wants to take a breather but Bravo is having none of it.
Ling is taking a breather. Bravo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ling working over Bravo with some ground and pound. Bravo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ling wants to take a breather but Bravo is having none of it.
Ling throwing shots but Bravo is blocking nicely.
Johnny Bravo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ling perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ling stalling away here and it's allowed Bravo to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Wong Ling overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bravo wants to get back to his feet but Ling is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ling pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bravo is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ling won't allow Bravo to get back to his feet.
Ling wants to control from the top but Bravo keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ling throws a sloppy head kick and Bravo moves out of range easily.
Ling connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ling misses with a hook.
Ling misses the shot to the body.
Wong Ling is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ling throws out a loose jab but Bravo uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Wong Ling.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ling, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wong Ling!
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