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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sam Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ling Tong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 cm
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155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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170 cm
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160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Hart! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ling Tong! The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Tong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hart. Hart obviously looking to wear him down.
Tong takes a swing at Hart's ribcage but misses. Tong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hart. Hart slips a straight right by Tong. Hart staying out of range there. Tong loads up on a big right hand but Hart slips the punch. Hart connects with a solid leg kick. Hart scores with a leg kick.
Hart bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Hart uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tong. Tong misses with an uppercut. Tong throws an overhand right that lands on Hart's shoulder, as Hart tries to avoid the shot. Tong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tong swats away the attempt to clinch by Hart. Hart wants to clinch. Hart looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tong sizes up Hart with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Hart feints and then cracks Tong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tong down. Hart ducks under a wild hook from Tong.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tong closes the distance and clinches. Tong swings wildly with an uppercut but Hart uses good head movement to avoid it. Tong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Hart tries to pull guard but Tong holds him up against the cage and eventually Hart drops back down to his feet.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tong. Tong swings wildly with an uppercut but Hart uses good head movement to avoid it. Tong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hart stalling.
Tong scores with a shoulder strike. Tong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tong. Tong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hart is looking to control Tong's arms but Tong gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hart has his back to the cage. Hart is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tong is defending well for now. Hart is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. A head punch on the inside from Tong fails to land. Hart blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hart. Tong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hart is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tong is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Hart pulls guard effortlessly. Hart has a closed guard, preventing Tong from standing up. Hart manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hart controlling from the full mount. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Hart stands up from mount. Strange move. Hart connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tong pushes Hart up against the cage in a clinch. Hart is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Hart taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hart ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hart no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. Hart is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tong has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hart is proving hard to escape from. Tong stopping the sweep attempt from Hart.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Tong is looking to stand up but Hart won't let him.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Hart ducks under a wild hook from Tong. Hart dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tong. That did some damage! Ling Tong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hart throws a nice outside leg kick. Tong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hart. Tong misses with a few strikes there.
Tong scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hart throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Tong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Hart tries to clinch but Tong moves out of range. Tong lands a slapping body shot.
Tong misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ling Tong will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tong takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hart swats away the attempt to clinch by Tong. Hart is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Nice shot by Tong. A chopping leg kick lands by Hart. Tong throws a series of punches but Hart avoids them all with ease. Tong misses with a wild body shot. Hart throws a nice outside leg kick. Tong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hart moves away. Tong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hart walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. A slow jab from Tong misses its intended target. Hart scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Tong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hart. Hart obviously looking to wear him down.
Tong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tong throws a jab when Hart was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tong stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tong wants it to stay on the feet. Tong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hart can pounce on him.
Hart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hart, right into the meat.
Tong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Hart circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hart throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tong.
Hart is rocked! Hart throws a front kick aimed at Tong's knee but Tong avoids it well. Tong tries to clinch up but Hart circles away and keeps his distance. Hart fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tong. Tong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hart. Tong lands a jab. Tong takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Tong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hart manages to avoid it. Tong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hart can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tong missing with a left hand there. Hart was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Hart slips a jab and a cross from Tong.
Hart forces Tong back against the cage and clinches. Hart tries to land knees in the clinch but Tong avoids the damage to the body. Hart blocks an uppercut.
Hart is working for takedown but Tong is calmly controlling the position for now. Tong letting Hart take a breather here. Hart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tong.
Tong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Hart jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tong walks away with a smile on his face. Hart gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Hart. That's going to take a lot out of him. Hart keeps the fight on the outside. Tong connects with a body shot. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hart tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tong paws at him with a jab and circles away. Tong lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tong tries to clinch but Hart is having none of it. Tong looks to throw the jab but Hart is out of range. Tong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Hart scoring well with a low kick there.
Ling Tong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tong tries to clinch but Hart moves out of range. Tong walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hart. Hart is looking to slow Tong down with leg kicks. Tong misses with a straight right. Tong closes the distance looking to clinch and Hart counters by moving into the clinch. A quick uppercut on the inside from Tong. Tong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tong. Hart taking a breather. Hart crunches a lovely knee into Tong's ribcage. Hart fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hart wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hart tries to land knees in the clinch but Tong avoids the damage to the body. Tong lands with a short head shot on the inside. Hart manages to break the clinch.
Hart chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hart clinches with his opponent.
Tong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hart backwards. Tong lands with a right to the head. Hart jumps guard but Tong stands there with Hart around his waist. Hart gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tong lands a hook to the side of the head. Tong swings wildly with an uppercut but Hart uses good head movement to avoid it. Hart tries a knee to the head but Tong blocks it.
Tong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hart is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tong is keeping busy. Hart takes a shot to the head. Tong misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tong. Tong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. A head punch on the inside from Tong fails to land. Hart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tong.
Tong misses with a punch on the inside.
Hart throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tong blocks it with crossed arms. Tong misses with a hook from the clinch. Hart is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ling Tong 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hart tries to clinch up. Tong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hart feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tong's calf. Hart shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Ling Tong seems to be getting the better of the standup. Tong is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Decent striking displayed by Tong there. Oh Hart is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hart, right into the meat.
Hart seems to have got his legs back now. Tong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Tong.
Tong throws a hook to the side of Hart's head but Hart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Hart is looking to clinch. Hart tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tong swats him away and circles back towards the center. Hart tries to clinch up but Tong circles away and keeps his distance. Hart looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Tong wants to stand and escape but Hart is having none of it. Tong really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hart. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tong is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first. Hart showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Hart prevents Tong from getting back to his feet. Hart advances to half guard.
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. Hart not doing much here.
Tong pushes Hart off but Hart dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hart controlling the position from side mount. Tong prevents Hart from moving into mount. Hart tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Hart controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Hart wants to control but Tong is keeping him busy. Tong is pushing Hart's head away, looking to escape. Hart manages to hold on to the position though. Sam Hart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Hart controls the position. Tong prevents Hart from moving into mount. Hart thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Hart is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Tong is trying to escape and Hart transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Tong is forced to tap! Nice work there by Hart! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sam Hart!
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energy
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