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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey The Dude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toon Wing Sum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toon Wing Sum has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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173 cm
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168 lbs
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174 cm
23
171 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
Basic striking
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
Counter striker
Good gas tank |
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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
23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeffrey The Dude! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Toon Wing Sum! The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The Dude shoots in but no luck this time. Jeffrey The Dude seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sum changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. The Dude looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Sum throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. Sum in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. The Dude is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sum's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Sum prevents The Dude from improving his position. Sum is pressing down on The Dude's thigh, looking to free his foot. The Dude is holding on for now. The Dude wants to control but Sum is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sum wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Dude keeps working.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Sum shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Sum punishing his opponent with strikes. The Dude is trying to escape the mount.
Sum can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as The Dude is looking to escape. Sum in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sum cracks The Dude with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The Dude tries to reverse the position but Sum maintains control. A nice elbow there by Sum. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sum is in the full mount, landing strikes. Sum raining down shots from the mount! Sum can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as The Dude is looking to escape. The Dude is desperately trying to improve his position but Sum has a good base and remains in mount. A nice elbow there by Sum. The Dude tries to lock up and control but Sum gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. The Dude gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The Dude tries to get to full guard but Sum has control of the leg. Sum trying to control the action but The Dude is working from the bottom. The Dude wants to sweep but Sum has passed to side control! Sum controlling the position from side mount. The Dude tries to bench press Sum off him but Sum keeps the position. Sum working the body and head with strikes. 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. The Dude is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sum passes to full mount! That's big trouble for The Dude! The Dude is looking to get to half guard. Sum scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sum lands with some vicious ground and pound - can The Dude hang on? This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! The Dude keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The Dude is working hard here to advance position. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Sum tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Sum trying to control but The Dude is having none of it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toon Wing Sum dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sum throws a wild combination but nothing lands. The Dude gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Sum counters with a straight right hand. Sum defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The Dude. The Dude fails with the takedown and The Dude takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffrey The Dude. That's going to take a lot out of him. Sum stuffs the takedown. The Dude tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sum was well out of range. Poor timing from The Dude. Sum fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Dude closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - The Dude lands in his opponent's guard. Sum looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round. The Dude throwing strikes from guard but Sum blocks nicely. The Dude wants to control from the top but Sum keeps moving. Sum pushes The Dude off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. Sum tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Dude paws at him with a jab and circles away. Sum stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. The Dude with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sum to score with a decent uppercut. Toon Wing Sum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. The Dude shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sum but Sum pushes him off and we're back to square one. Sum stuffs the takedown attempt from The Dude. The Dude gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The Dude gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sum to score an easy takedown into full guard. The Dude is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sum is aware though and is defending well. Sum tries to free his leg and advance position but The Dude is retaining full guard. The Dude tries to land a sweep but no joy. Sum is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! The Dude is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. The Dude is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The Dude prevents Sum from improving his position. Sum keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Sum avoiding damage under a succession of punches from The Dude. Sum moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. The Dude throwing strikes from guard but Sum blocks nicely. The Dude won't allow Sum to sweep him here. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The Dude accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The Dude looking to pass the guard. Sum bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in The Dude's guard. Sum stays in close to The Dude's body and controls the position. The Dude looking to sweep here. No luck so far. The Dude working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The Dude is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. The Dude is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Sum trying to control but The Dude is working from the bottom. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Toon Wing Sum will probably get the nod - 10:9. 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. This is the final round!
The Dude gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Sum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. The Dude shoots in looking for a takedown but Sum manages to keep the fight standing, pushing The Dude's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Sum clinches with his opponent.
The Dude has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sum uses from the top position. Sum is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Sum stands and throws The Dude's legs to the side, diving into side control. The Dude is looking to regain half guard here but Sum keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round. The Dude takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sum content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. Sum wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Dude keeps working. The Dude being controlled for a moment. The Dude is trying to control Sum's posture but Sum avoids it. Toon Wing Sum has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sum wants to control but The Dude is keeping him busy. The Dude regains half guard, as Sum was trying to land strikes. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. The Dude looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Sum is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. The Dude is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sum is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Toon Wing Sum has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. A big left from Sum misses. Sum keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffrey The Dude. That's going to take a lot out of him. The Dude shoots in for a double leg but Sum sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. The Dude fails with the takedown and Sum counters with a lovely straight right hand! Both fighters are breathing heavily. Sum closes the distance and lands a one-two. Sum slips a jab from The Dude. Sum fails in his attempt to clinch. Toon Wing Sum is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round. No luck with that takedown attempt from The Dude. Some wild striking there from Sum.
The Dude tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sum sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten The Dude somewhat. Nice takedown defense from Sum. No joy for The Dude on that attempt. Sum moves in looking to clinch but The Dude pushes him off. Sum leaves The Dude with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Sum throws a series of punches but The Dude moves out of range. Jeffrey The Dude has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Sum displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from The Dude.
And that's the end of the fight! Toon Wing Sum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Sum has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:30 Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30 Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toon Wing Sum! A very excited looking Toon Wing Sum made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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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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