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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leo Wallin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ling Ling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ling Ling is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leo Wallin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ling Ling!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallin instigates a clinch.
Ling looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Wallin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wallin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wallin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ling!
Ling wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Wallin.
Wallin thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Wallin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wallin throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallin looking to finish with strikes here!
Wallin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wallin throwing strikes here but Ling is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ling blocking the ground and pound.
Wallin misses with a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallin looking to finish with strikes here!
Ling really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wallin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wallin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wallin unloads with some shots from mount but Ling bucks and avoids them well.
Wallin sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Wallin sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Wallin controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wallin misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallin landing strikes from the mount.
Wallin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wallin looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Wallin misses with a head shot.
Wallin is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ling has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Wallin unloads with some shots from mount but Ling bucks and avoids them well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallin working the ground and pound effectively.
Wallin throwing strikes here but Ling is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ling wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Wallin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallin looking to secure an arm triangle but Ling defends it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wallin throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ling because Wallin loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Wallin dominated that round.
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.
Ling closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wallin thows a body kick. Ling tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wallin lands with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wallin has Ling up against the cage in a clinch.
Wallin taking a breather.
Wallin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wallin moves into the clinch successfully.
Wallin jumps guard.
Ling is breathing heavily.
Ling throws an elbow that misses. Wallin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ling's guard. Nice move by Wallin!
Wallin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallin forces his way into half guard.
Wallin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wallin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wallin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wallin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ling's head.
Leo Wallin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ling's head.
Wallin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Leo Wallin wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Wallin looks for a takedown but Ling sprawls well.
Wallin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wallin dives in and grabs Ling's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ling pushes down on Wallin's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo Wallin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ling gets tackled into the cage by Wallin. Wallin maintains the clinch.
Wallin manages to break the clinch.
Wallin gets a takedown into half guard.
Wallin has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallin controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ling blocking the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Wallin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Wallin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ling throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wallin shoots in for a takedown but Ling shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ling defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wallin.
Wallin shoots in and drives through. Ling sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo Wallin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wallin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wallin could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ling stuffs the takedown attempt from Wallin. Wallin gets slowly back to his feet.
Wallin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wallin connects with a leg kick. Ling looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wallin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ling tries to avoid it but Wallin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ling to the ground. Ling escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wallin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ling's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallin drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ling looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ling looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ling!
Wallin is trying to improve his position.
Wallin is pushing Ling's head away, looking to escape. Ling manages to hold on to the position though.
Wallin can't do much from the bottom here.
Wallin is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ling off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallin controlling from the back.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallin punches the canvas rather than the man.
Good control from Wallin.
Leo Wallin has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Wallin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ling Ling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wallin clinches.
Ling Ling has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wallin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ling can do to turn this around?
Ling stops a takedown attempt from Wallin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ling is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wallin prevents Ling from breaking the clinch.
Wallin avoiding damage as Ling throws knees to the body.
Wallin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ling tries to keep at a distance but Wallin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wallin is looking to take this one to the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wallin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wallin pushes Ling away with a front kick.
Leo Wallin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wallin shoots in looking for a takedown. Ling tries to sprawl out of it but Wallin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ling manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leo Wallin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wallin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:25
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Wallin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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