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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chan Sung Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristian Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cristian Rodriguez struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Cristian Rodriguez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Big heart |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chan Sung Jung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cristian Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sung Jung shoots in and bounces Rodriguez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sung Jung got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rodriguez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sung Jung has managed to get both his arms back between Rodriguez's legs - danger averted.
Sung Jung drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sung Jung jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rodriguez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sung Jung passes into half guard.
Sung Jung is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rodriguez sees it coming and defends easily.
Rodriguez wants to get back to full guard but Sung Jung has mounted him!
Sung Jung is working for a guillotine from mount but Rodriguez frees his head quite easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sung Jung is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Rodriguez to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Rodriguez shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sung Jung is working for a guillotine from mount but Rodriguez frees his head quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sung Jung is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Rodriguez can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Rodriguez regains half guard.
Sung Jung is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sung Jung is looking for a kimura here.
Sung Jung is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Rodriguez!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sung Jung looking for a guillotine from mount but Rodriguez is having none of it.
Sung Jung has control of Rodriguez's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Rodriguez regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sung Jung looking to secure an arm triangle but Rodriguez defends it well.
Sung Jung looking to secure an arm triangle but Rodriguez defends it well.
Rodriguez is looking to improve his position but Sung Jung isn't that keen on the idea.
Sung Jung wants to finish this one by submission but Rodriguez is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sung Jung.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodriguez is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sung Jung with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Rodriguez is trying to escape the mount.
Sung Jung looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Rodriguez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sung Jung moves to back control.
Sung Jung avoiding Rodriguez 's attempts to control his hands.
Sung Jung tightening his grip on Rodriguez, looking for the choke.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
You can see the frustration on Rodriguez's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Rodriguez looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Sung Jung working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Rodriguez rolls, trying to escape but Sung Jung keeps control of the position.
Sung Jung is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Rodriguez knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Rodriguez for a finish.
Sung Jung has managed to slip his arm under Rodriguez's chin. This could be all over... yep, Rodriguez is tapping out! Submission win for Sung Jung.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Chan Sung Jung!
Our winner, Chan Sung Jung, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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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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