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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ching Ling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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198 cm
29
257 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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205 cm
21
280 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Fast |
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ching Ling! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joe Jordan! The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ling walks into a stiff left hand from Jordan. Ling closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jordan to the mat! Jordan manages to get full guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Jordan keeping full guard, as Ling tries to pass. Ling throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jordan works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Ling 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. Jordan managing to control the position. Ling in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Ling throws a big elbow that misses. Ling makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ling drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jordan manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ling has Jordan in his guard. Jordan stops Ling from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ling trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful. Jordan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ling. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Ling wriggles free and stands up. Ling blocks a low kick nicely. A decent looking cross lands there for Jordan. Ling will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Ling will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Ling shoots for a double leg takedown but Jordan sprawls well. He's pushed Ling's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ching Ling. That's going to take a lot out of him. Jordan tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A nice inside leg kick there by Jordan. That's going to slow Ling down. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ling changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jordan tries to avoid it but Ling manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jordan to the ground. Jordan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Jordan cracks Ling with an open hand slap. Ling fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Ching Ling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Ling is breathing heavily. Jordan cracks a nice hook into Ling's ribs. A slapping leg kick lands for Jordan.
Jordan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Jordan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ling takes a step back to recover. Ling ducks right into an uppercut from Jordan. Jordan lands a nice hook to Ling's body. Ling takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jordan batters Ling with a massive right followed by a huge left! Ling is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Jordan lands a final crushing right hand to drop Ling to the mat with a gruesome thud! Jordan is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Joe Jordan!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
69% |
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