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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Liam Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leung Cheong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Liam Ward has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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146 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Liam Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leung Cheong!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Ward misses the target.
Cheong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ward thows a body shot but no joy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ward, as that shot connected.
Ward connects with a looping right hand.
Ward scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ward scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ward lands a jab to Cheong's midsection.
Ward fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cheong manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ward. Cheong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cheong is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ward swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward catches Cheong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice body punch from Ward.
Cheong walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ward lands a nice hook to Cheong's body. Cheong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ward throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cheong avoids the body shot from Ward.
A slow jab from Ward misses its intended target.
Ward ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cheong moves away.
Cheong moves out of range of the strikes.
Ward uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cheong has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Ward. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ward.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ward. Cheong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liam Ward seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ward throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ward throws a hook but Cheong avoids it easily.
Cheong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ward swings for the body but Cheong moves out of range.
Ward changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ward connects with a body shot.
Ward takes a swing at Cheong's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward throws out a loose jab but Cheong uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Ward misses.
Ward connects with a looping right hand.
Ward fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cheong manages to avoid it.
Ward throws a body punch but Cheong moves out of range.
Cheong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ward is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ward lands a nice looking body shot.
Cheong slips under a jab.
Ward with a hook.
Cheong takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ward misses.
Ward throws a shot from downtown. Cheong moves away and avoids it.
Cheong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ward waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cheong.
Cheong defending well as Ward loads up on a big left hand.
Ward with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ward.
Ward looks to throw the jab but Cheong is out of range.
Ward throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Ward dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ward throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ward lands with a nice body punch.
Ward throws a front kick aimed at Cheong's knee but Cheong avoids it well.
Ward throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liam Ward is winning the standup battle so far.
Cheong takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cheong takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cheong walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ward swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ward throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ward thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cheong was well out of range. Poor timing from Ward.
Cheong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cheong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ward takes a swing at Cheong's ribcage but misses.
Ward looks to throw the jab but Cheong is out of range.
Ward lands a slapping body shot.
Ward throws a looping overhand right but Cheong ducks down to avoid it.
Ward throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cheong moves away.
Ward swings for the body but Cheong moves out of range.
Ward misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Cheong.
Ward throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cheong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ward looks to score with a jab to the body but Cheong is just out of range.
Leung Cheong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cheong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ward thuds a left hand into Cheong's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Ward misses.
Ward scores with a body shot.
Ward misses with a looping right.
Ward throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ward fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cheong manages to avoid it.
Cheong blocks a jab.
Cheong ducks under a wild hook from Ward.
Ward is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cheong can do to turn this around?
A looping hook to the body misses from Ward. Cheong does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cheong.
Ward connects with a right hand. Cheong shakes it off.
Ward throws an overhand right that lands on Cheong's shoulder, as Cheong tries to avoid the shot.
Ward takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ward swings for the body but Cheong moves out of range.
Ward stuns Cheong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ward jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ward throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ward ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cheong moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Ward dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ward throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ward lands with a good body shot.
Cheong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ward.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ward. Cheong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ward scores with a shot to the body.
We've been informed that Cheong has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Cheong ducks under a wild hook from Ward.
Cheong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ward connects with a looping right hand.
Ward lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward scores with a jab to the head.
Ward throws a body punch but Cheong moves out of range.
Ward lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cheong at a distance.
Ward with a nice cross.
Liam Ward is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cheong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ward throws the left hand but Cheong avoids the punch easily.
Ward's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cheong under the eye.
Ward misses the shot to the body.
Ward digs a good hook to Cheong's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward connects with a nice looking jab.
Ward throws an overhand right that lands on Cheong's shoulder, as Cheong tries to avoid the shot.
Cheong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ward misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Ward throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ward throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Ward throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ward. Cheong does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ward. Cheong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cheong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheong on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ward lands with a straight right. Cheong didn't see that one coming.
Ward uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Cheong might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ward has got the better of the exchanges.
Ward fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ward throws an overhand right that lands on Cheong's shoulder, as Cheong tries to avoid the shot.
A punch lands to the side of Cheong 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ward tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cheong was well out of range. Poor timing from Ward.
Ward misses with a wild body shot.
Ward misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheong moves out of range as Ward strikes.
Ward digs a good body shot into Cheong's ribs.
Ward just misses with a punch to the body.
Ward lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cheong at a distance.
Cheong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ward lands a really nice looking cross but Cheong seems unphased.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ward scores with a jab to the body.
Ward dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Ward showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ward 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:24
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:24
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Ward!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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