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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mack Travis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dongdong Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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199 cm
28
245 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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200 cm
27
278 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Determined |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mack Travis! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dongdong Wong! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Wong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Wong misses with a combination
and Travis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Jab from Wong. Wong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Travis manages to avoid it. Wong throws a series of punches but Travis moves out of range. Wong lands with a good body shot. Wong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Travis can pounce on him.
Travis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Travis moves away from the strike by Wong. Travis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Wong wants to clinch but Travis slips to the side and Travis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wong rushes Travis and presses him up against the cage. Wong misses with a punch to the body.
Travis is trying to break the clinch but Wong has him pressed against the cage. Travis tries to break the clinch but Wong is controlling the position. Wong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. A quick uppercut on the inside from Wong. Wong scores with a shoulder strike. Wong presses Travis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Wong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Travis is breathing heavily. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Travis is trying to break free. Wong scores with an uppercut up the middle. Wong lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Wong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Travis backwards. Wong keeps control of Travis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Wong digs a right hand underneath Travis's ribcage. Travis let out a lung full of air as it connected. Wong scores a nice knee to the body.
Wong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Travis backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wong connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Mack Travis has been cut. Wong lands an uppercut. Wong lands an elbow inside. Wong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. A right handed body shot lands from Wong.
Wong tries to land a knee to the head but Travis blocks with his arms.
Wong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Travis backwards. Travis takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Wong.
Wong lands a nice uppercut. Wong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Travis's face.
Wong lands a body shot. Travis avoiding damage as Wong throws knees to the body.
Wong is working Travis over against the cage. Wong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A shot in the inside from Wong. A right handed body shot lands from Wong.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wong drops Travis with a big knee straight up the middle! Travis is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Travis is rocked! Travis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wong.
Wong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Travis tries a head kick but it misses.
Travis tried to score with a low kick but Wong checks it. Travis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wong misses with a body punch
and Travis counters with a low kick, right behind Wong 's knee. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Wong pushes Travis up against the cage in a clinch. Travis is trying to break the clinch but Wong has him pressed against the cage. Travis can't break the clinch.
Travis wants to get back to striking at distance but Wong won't allow it.
Travis can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Travis has had enough of the clinch but Wong keeps him there for the moment. Wong prevents Travis from breaking the clinch. Travis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Wong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. A telegraphed right hand from Wong misses the target. Wong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wong avoids the head kick by Travis.
Travis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Travis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Dongdong Wong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Wong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Travis tries a head kick but it misses.
Wong throws a poor cross that misses
and Travis counters with an inside leg kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dongdong Wong dominated that round. The cut man is working on Mack Travis's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wong lands with a nice body punch. Travis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Wong moves into range and clinches up with Travis. Wong has Travis pressed against the cage, preventing Travis from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Travis manages to break the clinch.
Wong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Wong throws a poor cross that misses
and Travis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Wong in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off. Wong takes a swing at Travis's ribcage but misses. Wong blocks a head kick by Travis.
Wong gets a clinch. Travis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. A short right from Wong. Travis wants to get back to striking at distance but Wong won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Travis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Wong throws a shot from downtown. Travis moves away and avoids it. Travis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wong misses with a series of wild punches.
Wong scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Travis slips a jab and a cross from Wong.
Good work by Travis as he checks the leg kick. Wong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Travis. Wong throws out a token jab with nothing on it. The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. A hook to the body from Wong.
Travis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Wong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Wong tries a knee to the head but Travis blocks it.
Wong lands with a light punch inside. Travis working hard to break the clinch. Wong tries a knee to the head but Travis blocks it.
Wong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Travis takes a shot to the head. Good body shot from Wong.
Wong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Wong lands a damaging elbow. Wong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Wong lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wong creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Wong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Traviss head. Wong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Travis backwards. A shot in the inside from Wong. Wong working some nice short punches in the clinch. Wong lands a left hand.
A knee to the head by Wong.
Travis can't break the clinch.
Wong has been the more effective fighter overall so far. A knee to the head by Wong.
Wong scores with a knee to the head.
Wong lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wong landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Still in the clinch, Wong scores with a nice short uppercut. Wong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wong lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Travis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. A right hook to the body lands for Wong.
Wong lands a hook that snaps the head of Travis backwards. Wong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Wong lands with a short head shot on the inside. Wong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Wong lands a nice knee to the body. Wong connects with a knee to the head.
Wong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Travis blocks it with crossed arms. Wong presses Travis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Wong lands a good knee to the midsection. Travis won't want to take too many of those. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Wong lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. A quick uppercut on the inside from Wong. Wong scores with a nice hook to the head. Wong is struggling to control the position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dongdong Wong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Mack Travis's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Wong connects with a body shot. Travis moves out of range as Wong strikes. Wong doesn't manage to clinch there - Travis circles away.
Travis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wong's sensitive parts. Travis tries a head kick but it misses.
Wong throws a hook but Travis avoids it easily. Wong lands a really nice looking cross but Travis seems unphased.
Wong moves in looking to clinch but Travis pushes him off. Dongdong Wong seems to be getting the better of the standup. Wong just misses with a punch to the body.
Wong misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round. Travis moves out of range as Wong strikes. Travis cracks Wong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Travis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wong.
Wong looks to land a left hand but Travis moved out of range nicely. Wong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Travis. Wong misses with an uppercut. Travis saw that one coming. Wong throws a hook but Travis avoids it easily. Wong is looking to clinch. Wong misses with an uppercut. Travis saw that one coming. Wong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wong forces Travis back against the cage and clinches. Wong pushes off an throws an elbow but Travis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Travis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Travis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Wong lands a knee to the head.
Travis has had enough of the clinch but Wong keeps him there for the moment. A short right from Wong. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Wong lands a good knee to the midsection. Travis won't want to take too many of those. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Good body shot from Wong.
A short right from Wong. Nice body punch from Wong - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Wong.
Wong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Traviss head. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Mack Travis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Wong with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wong lands with a light punch inside. Wong breaks from the clinch.
Wong throws a body kick that misses. Wong scores with a decent looking hook. A head kick misses from Travis. Wong throws a lazy uppercut
and Travis counters with a thumping low kick. Wong's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wong duly obliges. Wong just misses with a punch to the body.
Dongdong Wong is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Wong throws a shot to the body.
Travis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Travis moves out of range as Wong strikes. Wong wants to clinch. Travis misses with the combination.
Travis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Travis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mack Travis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Wong listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Wong blocks a head kick by Travis.
And that's the end of the fight! Dongdong Wong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Wong 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30 Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 26:30 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dongdong Wong! In his post fight interview, Dongdong Wong gave a big smile as he said 'Dongdong is sound your brain make when I hit your face.'.
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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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