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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jacky Chang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sabu Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chang comes to the cage accompanied by VTAK. Steel is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hardcore. 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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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Jacky Chang!
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, Sabu Steel!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel shoots for a takedown but Chang saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Chang gets a clinch.
Steel tries for a takedown but Chang manages to get underhooks.
Chang stops a takedown attempt from Steel.
Jacky Chang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sabu Steel.
Steel breaks the clinch.
Steel scores with a takedown into Chang's guard.
Chang wants to stand but Steel is controlling the position.
Chang is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steel works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Steel is tying to control. Chang wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chang wants to get back to his feet.
Chang is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chang slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Chang looking to hit a scissor sweep but Steel is one step ahead there.
Chang looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel is looking to stand up but Chang won't let him.
Steel controlling from the top position.
Steel postures up.
Steel trying to control the position from guard on top but Chang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steel looking to pass the guard.
Steel looks gassed!
Chang striking off his back but it's not causing Steel any problems.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Steel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chang throws a right and a left that Steel avoids nicely.
Steel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chang scores with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chang closes the distance and clinches.
Knees to the body from Steel.
Steel drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chang gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Chang is trying to break free.
Chang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steel clinches but Chang breaks the clinch
and Chang counters by moving into the clinch.
Chang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Steel goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chang prevents it.
Chang can't break the clinch.
Steel tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Chang just stands there and leans against the cage.
Steel prevents Chang from breaking the clinch.
Steel lands an elbow inside.
Chang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Steel has him pressed against the cage.
Chang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Steel has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Steel.
Steel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chang will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Steel wants to clinch
letting Chang counter with a right hand.
Chang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chang fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Steel has his takedown stuffed
and Chang counters by clinching up.
Chang manages to break the clinch.
Chang throws a series of punches but Steel moves out of range.
Steel misses with a takedown attempt
and Chang counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Steel is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Chang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Steel.
Steel clinches but Chang breaks the clinch
and Chang counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Steel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chang.
Steel misses with a hook to the body
and Chang counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Chang with a lazy takedown attempt
and Steel counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Steel wants to stand up but Chang has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Steel prevents Chang from standing back up.
Chang trying to control but Steel postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Steel seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel wants to stand up but Chang is controlling the position.
Chang keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Steel is taking a breather. Chang 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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Steel shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Steel is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Steel cracks Chang with a solid left hand.
Steel pushes down on Chang's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Steel decides to stand and escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking cross lands there for Steel.
Chang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chang looks to land a combination but Steel avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sabu Steel dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Steel scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Chang wants to get back to his feet.
Chang is not content to let Steel control the position.
Chang gets back to full guard.
Steel gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jacky Chang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chang shoots in but Steel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chang lands a nice hook to Steel's body. Steel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Steel wants to clinch.
Steel has closed the distance and engaged Chang in a clinch.
Steel prevents Chang from breaking the clinch.
Steel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chang shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Steel but Steel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Steel gets caught flat footed, as Chang shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Steel controls Chang momentarily but Chang frees himself.
Chang trying to control but Steel is working from the bottom.
Steel is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Steel working a defensive guard here.
Steel scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A head kick by Steel misses
and Chang counters with a straight right hand.
Steel throws a head kick but Chang moves out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Steel.
Chang throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Nice body kick from Chang.
Steel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Steel fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel fails with a takedown attempt.
Chang dips to his left and cracks Steel with an uppercut!
Steel takes one to the chin there.
Steel is rocked!
Chang gets a big slam - oh, Steel is out! Steel is out! That's a nasty KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Jacky Chang!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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