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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dave Ming Chang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milo Papi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Papi has chosen IZ ON as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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153 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
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173 cm
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152 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Ming Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Milo Papi!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Papi misses.
Ming Chang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ming Chang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Papi just misses with a punch to the body.
Papi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Papi motions for Ming Chang to come forward. Papi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Papi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Papi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Papi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ming Chang blocks a head kick by Papi.
An inside leg kick from Papi misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Papi.
Ming Chang shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Papi sprawls well. Papi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ming Chang gets slowly back to his feet.
Papi connects with a leg kick. Ming Chang looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Papi just misses with a punch to the body.
Papi wants to slow Ming Chang down by chopping away at his legs.
Papi looks to score with a jab to the body but Ming Chang is just out of range.
Milo Papi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Papi cracks the inside of Ming Chang's front leg.
Ming Chang fails with the takedown.
Papi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Papi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ming Chang is defended easily by Papi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Ming Chang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Papi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papi lands a head kick!
Ming Chang avoids the body shot from Papi.
Papi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ming Chang has time to react.
A combination from Papi does no damage.
Papi lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ming Chang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Papi moves away.
No luck for Ming Chang with that takedown attempt.
Papi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Milo Papi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Papi misses with a head kick.
Ming Chang gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ming Chang shoots in looking for a takedown but Papi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ming Chang's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Papi motions for Ming Chang to come forward. Papi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ming Chang blocks a head kick by Papi.
Ming Chang stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Papi.
Papi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Papi swings for the body but Ming Chang moves out of range.
Papi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ming Chang rather than just go for the knockout.
Papi scores with the left hand. Ming Chang knows he should have avoided that one.
Papi misses with a wild body shot.
Ming Chang shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Papi as he jumps to the side.
Papi wants to land a leg kick but Ming Chang is out of range.
Papi misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papi just misses with a punch to the body.
Ming Chang shoots in looking for a takedown. Papi tries to sprawl out of it but Ming Chang keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Papi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Papi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ming Chang changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Papi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Papi is looking to regain half guard here but Ming Chang keeps moving and retains side control.
Papi is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ming Chang is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Papi sees it coming and defends easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Papi is trying to get back to full guard.
Papi trying to control but Ming Chang postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milo Papi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Papi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Papi misses with a head kick.
Ming Chang avoids the head kick by Papi.
Ming Chang takes a swing at Papi's ribcage but misses.
Ming Chang closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Papi did well to prevent Ming Chang getting side control.
Papi is trying to maintain the position but Ming Chang is very close to passing his half guard.
Papi is looking for a sweep. Ming Chang is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ming Chang trying to control the action but Papi is working from the bottom.
Ming Chang trying to mount his opponent but Papi defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ming Chang trying to control from Papi's half guard. Papi has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Papi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ming Chang passes Papi's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ming Chang throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Papi manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ming Chang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Papi is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Papi pulls Ming Chang in close to his closed guard and prevents Ming Chang from doing any damage or advancing position.
Papi's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ming Chang trying to control but Papi is working from the bottom.
Ming Chang postures up in Papi's guard and throws a big left but Papi blocks it.
Milo Papi has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Papi motions for Ming Chang to come forward. Papi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Papi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ming Chang checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ming Chang takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ming Chang misses with a wild body shot.
Ming Chang closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Papi did well to prevent Ming Chang getting side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ming Chang is trying to work for a kimura but Papi is defending well.
Papi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ming Chang preventing the sweep.
Papi controls Ming Chang momentarily but Ming Chang frees himself.
Papi has his hands on Ming Chang's head, controlling the position.
Ming Chang stopping the sweep attempt from Papi.
Papi trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Papi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Papi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Milo Papi was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ming Chang throws a series of strikes that have Papi backpedaling.
Papi misses with a low kick.
Papi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ming Chang.
Ming Chang shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Papi's guard.
Papi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Papi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dave Ming Chang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ming Chang advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ming Chang working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dave Ming Chang will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Papi scores with a leg kick.
Papi lands with an overhand left.
Dave Ming Chang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Papi.
Ming Chang blocks the body kick.
Papi tries to land a leg kick but Ming Chang saw it coming and moves away.
Papi throws a head kick that half lands.
Ming Chang fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Papi throws a wild body kick that Ming Chang sees coming a mile off.
Papi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Papi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ming Chang has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ming Chang and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ming Chang on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Papi. Papi obviously looking to wear him down.
Papi throws a front kick aimed at Ming Chang's knee but Ming Chang avoids it well.
Ming Chang takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ming Chang looking to score a takedown here. Papi is defending well but Ming Chang drives through and ends up in Papi's guard.
Ming Chang throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Papi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Papi 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.
Papi trying to control the position.
Ming Chang won't allow Papi to sweep him here.
Ming Chang trying to control but Papi is working from the bottom.
Ming Chang is fighting to break Papi's control of his arms but Papi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ming Chang works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ming Chang is trying to control. Papi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ming Chang is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Papi sees it coming and defends easily.
Ming Chang is thwarting Papi's attempts to control the position.
Papi tries to roll over but Ming Chang keeps him under control.
Papi trying to control from the bottom.
Ming Chang passes into side control, despite Papi's attempt to control the position.
Papi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ming Chang is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Papi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papi is trying to control Ming Chang's posture but Ming Chang avoids it.
Ming Chang goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Papi has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ming Chang but great work by Papi.
Papi is looking to take a break and control but Ming Chang is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ming Chang gets back to half guard.
Papi is thwarting Ming Chang's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papi trying to control the action but Ming Chang is working from the bottom.
Ming Chang slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ming Chang has his foot on Papi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Papi works his way back into a safe position though.
Papi landing some decent shots from guard.
Ming Chang keeping moving, preventing Papi from controlling successfully.
Ming Chang is looking to sinch up a triangle. Papi throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Ming Chang's body to avoid the submission. Ming Chang has instead reached around Papi's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Ming Chang arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dave Ming Chang!
A victorious Dave Ming Chang thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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