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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gracie Maceio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ling Chung (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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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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 Rio de Janeiro, Gracie Maceio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ling Chung!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maceio closes the distance and clinches.
Maceio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maceio rushes Chung and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Maceio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chung throws a right hand that Maceio ducks under and follows up with a left that Maceio also avoids with ease.
Maceio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chung's calf.
Maceio clinches with his opponent.
Chung wants to break free but Maceio has control.
Chung pulls guard effortlessly.
Chung is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Maceio wants to stand but Chung has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chung is trying to keep Maceio in close.
Chung looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maceio is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Maceio trying to stand up but can't free himself from Chung's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chung looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maceio is one step ahead there.
That's four 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chung clinches but Maceio breaks the clinch
and Maceio counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Maceio.
Maceio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maceio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chung counters with a straight right hand.
Gracie Maceio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chung wants to clinch but Maceio slips to the side
and Maceio moves into the clinch.
Maceio manages to break the clinch.
Maceio ducks under a wild hook from Chung.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chung shoots for a takedown but Maceio saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Maceio lands a head kick. Chung smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Maceio has closed the distance and engaged Chung in a clinch.
Maceio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gracie Maceio dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Maceio circles away from the clinch attempt
and Maceio makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Chung really felt that one!
Maceio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chung's calf.
Maceio closes the distance and clinches.
Chung tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chung tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Maceio just stands there and leans against the cage.
Maceio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maceio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chung swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maceio tries to clinch there but Chung circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Maceio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chung tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Maceio counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Maceio.
Chung is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Chung goes for a takedown in the clinch but Maceio prevents it.
Gracie Maceio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ling Chung.
A frustrated look appears on Chung's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maceio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chung is trying to break free.
Chung tries to circle away but Maceio has him pinned against the cage.
Maceio keeps control of Chung as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Maceio obliges.
Maceio landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chung tries to pull guard but Maceio won't allow it.
Maceio has Chung pressed against the cage, preventing Chung from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maceio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chung throws a combination that misses
and Maceio counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Chung has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Maceio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maceio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maceio rushes Chung and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chung has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maceio lands an elbow inside that Chung shrugs off.
Maceio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maceio clinches with his opponent.
Chung has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Maceio is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chung is breathing heavily.
Chung tries to break free but Maceio pushes him back against the cage.
Chung has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Maceio uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chung working a defensive guard here.
Maceio trying to stand up but can't free himself from Chung's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maceio postures up.
That's four 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.
Maceio wants to stand and escape but instead Chung has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Maceio on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Maceio tries to get out of the position.
Maceio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chung stands up over Maceio, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chung with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gracie Maceio dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Maceio throws a nice head kick!
Maceio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Maceio pushes Chung up against the cage in a clinch.
Chung tries to pull guard but Maceio holds him up against the cage and eventually Chung drops back down to his feet.
Chung jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Maceio walks away with a smile on his face. Chung gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Chung looks for a takedown but Maceio sprawls well.
Gracie Maceio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ling Chung.
Maceio has taken the fight to the clinch.
Maceio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chung has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maceio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chung closes the distance but Maceio moves to the side
and Maceio counters by moving into the clinch.
Chung is trying to break the clinch but Maceio has him pressed against the cage.
Maceio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maceio closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maceio breaks the clinch.
Maceio goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A head kick misses from Maceio.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maceio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maceio rushes Chung and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chung misses with a punch to the body.
Chung tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Maceio stops a takedown attempt from Chung.
Maceio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maceio pushes Chung up against the cage in a clinch.
Chung is trying to break the clinch but Maceio is controlling him.
Maceio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maceio throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chung counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maceio gets a clinch.
Chung tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Maceio just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chung wants to get back to striking at distance but Maceio won't allow it.
Chung takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maceio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maceio throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Maceio tries to close the distance and clinch but Chung swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chung tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Maceio counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Maceio.
Maceio keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chung's efforts to push away.
Chung has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Come on Maceio - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Maceio breaks the clinch.
Chung wants to clinch up but Maceio keeps it at a distance.
Chung wants to clinch but Maceio slips to the side
and Maceio counters with a big head kick but Chung shrugs it off.
Maceio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chung tries to clinch
and Maceio counters with a two punch combo.
Chung misses with a combination
and Maceio moves into the clinch.
Maceio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chung can't get the takedown.
Maceio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chung tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maceio closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Chung's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chung has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Maceio is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The referee is keeping an eye on Maceio - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Maceio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maceio closes the distance and pushes Chung back into the cage.
Maceio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chung shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Maceio defends it nicely.
Chung falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maceio counters with a head kick. That will keep Chung thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Maceio clinches up with Chung and pushes him back against the cage.
Maceio breaks from the clinch.
Maceio goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Chung clinches but Maceio breaks the clinch
and Maceio counters by clinching up.
Gracie Maceio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maceio manages to break the clinch.
Chung takes a kick to the side of the head.
Maceio lands with a kick to the temple. Chung shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Maceio lands with a slapping head kick.
Chung throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maceio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ling Chung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maceio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chung, pushing him back against the cage.
Maceio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gracie Maceio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maceio, 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gracie Maceio!
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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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