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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Slater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wong comes to the cage accompanied by Legend of the USS Titanic. Slater is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen. Jack Slater has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Edward Wong's chin.
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255 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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255 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edward Wong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Slater!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wong thuds his right hand into Slater's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Slater feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wongs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jack Slater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick there by Slater.
Slater misses with a looping left.
Wong fails to land with a series of punches.
Slater looks to land a right hand but Wong moved out of range.
Slater swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wong counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Slater's guard now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Slater is adopting a defensive guard.
Slater is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Slater is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wong is controlling him.
Wong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Slater swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jack Slater.
Slater is looking to slow Wong down with leg kicks.
Wong dives in and scores a takedown into Slater's guard.
Slater keeping moving, preventing Wong from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Slater is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Wong, into his guard.
Wong looking for a guillotine here but Slater defends easily.
Slater advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Slater wants to stand but Wong has his arm trapped.
Slater has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Slater throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Slater fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slater defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wong.
Wong blocks a leg kick.
Wong checks a leg kick.
Wong shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wong showed some decent athleticism there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slater tries to kick Wong off but Wong keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Wong seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wong controlling the action here.
Wong is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Slater defends it well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wong is looking to stall here but Slater recovers full guard.
Slater wants to stand but Wong is controlling the position.
Slater is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wong trying to control the position from guard on top but Slater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slater is keeping the position for now.
Wong wants to control from the top but Slater keeps moving.
Wong not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We're going to have a standup here because Edward Wong wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Wong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Slater scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wong checks the leg kick nicely there.
Slater throws a head kick but Wong moves out of range.
Slater throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Slater misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wong swings for the body but Slater moves out of range.
Slater works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jack Slater is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Slater misses with an uppercut.
Slater misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Wong coming out on top.
Wong moves out of range of the body kick.
Wong feints and as Slater raises his hands in defense, Wong changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slater is looking to stand back up but Wong counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Slater.
Wong missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wong trying to control from half guard but Slater is working away.
Wong not doing much here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Slater is looking to escape.
Wong trying to mount his opponent but Slater defends it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Slater is trying to get back to full guard.
Slater really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wong. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Slater won't allow Wong to pass to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slater tries to kick Wong off but Wong keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wong in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Slater will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Slater misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A shot to the body from Wong misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Slater throws the left hand but Wong avoids the punch easily.
Wong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slater was well out of range. Poor timing from Wong.
Slater throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Slater misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wong avoids the head kick by Slater.
Slater lands with an overhand left.
Slater digs a good body shot into Wong's ribs.
Slater throws a chopping leg kick but Wong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Slater misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater throws a sloppy head kick and Wong moves out of range easily.
Slater jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wong staying out of range there.
Slater scores with a leg kick.
Wong misses the shot to the body.
Slater misses with a straight right.
Slater waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wong.
Slater takes a swing at Wong's ribcage but misses.
Slater moves into range and connects with a jab.
Slater is looking to chop away at Wong's legs.
Wong misses with a body shot
and Slater counters with a nice kick to the body.
Wong blocks a head kick by Slater.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong ducks under a wild hook from Slater.
Wong throws a big shot that misses.
Wong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slater throws out the jab.
Slater takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wong is looking to wear down Slater with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wong, as that shot connected.
Wong shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Slater's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wong stands and throws Slater's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wong trying to control the position but Slater is working away.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater sneaks back into half guard.
Wong is pressing down on Slater's thigh, looking to free his foot. Slater is holding on for now.
Wong works his way into full mount!
Wong tries to control but Slater wriggling away.
Edward Wong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Slater is looking to improve his position but Wong isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong avoids the attempt from Slater to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wong controlling his opponent.
Slater regains half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wong is looking to advance position but Slater won't allow it.
Slater wants to get back to his feet.
Wong tries to pass to full mount but Slater defends it.
Slater tries to get to full guard but Wong has control of the leg.
Wong is trying to control the action in half guard but Slater is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wong performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Wong is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Slater sees it coming and defends easily.
Wong is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wong controlling the action here.
Slater wants to control but Wong is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Slater is trying is best to control the position here.
Wong is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Slater doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wong.
Wong looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Slater trying to hold on to Wong's head to control him but Wong postures up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Slater wants to get back to full guard.
Wong trying to mount his opponent but Slater defends it.
Slater controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Slater is trying to stand back up but Wong is controlling him
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Slater wants to get back to full guard.
Wong trying to control the action but Slater is working from the bottom.
Wong tries to pass to full mount but Slater defends it.
Wong has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slater is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jack Slater.
I think Slater has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Edward Wong!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Jack Slater!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Jack Slater!
Jack Slater wins by split decision!
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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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