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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ip Leung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mako Choliman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ip Leung has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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144 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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170 cm
27
143 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ip Leung !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mako Choliman!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leung with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Leung misses with a few strikes there.
Choliman feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Leung wants to stand but Choliman is controlling the position.
Choliman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Choliman's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Choliman cracks Leung with a solid left hand.
Choliman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Choliman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leung utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Choliman told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Choliman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Choliman is stalling in the full guard.
Choliman cracks Leung with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choliman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Leung wants to stand but Choliman is controlling the position.
Leung 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.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Choliman is stalling in the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Some wild striking there from Leung .
Leung scoring well with a low kick there.
Leung tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Leung goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Leung tries to clinch up.
Leung throws the kick towards the body but Choliman avoids it.
Leung throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leung throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leung lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Choliman backs up against the cage.
A big right from Choliman misses.
Leung lands a high kick!
Leung throws a one two combo.
It looks like Mako Choliman has been cut.
Leung tries to clinch but Choliman moves away
and Choliman counters with a takedown into side control.
Choliman working the ground and pound from side control.
Leung is letting Choliman control him for a moment.
Leung takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choliman lands a nice forearm strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Choliman in side control lands a decent elbow.
Choliman is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Choliman connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Leung some visible discomfort.
A lull in the action here as Choliman stalls from top position.
Choliman is putting a hurting on Leung here, landing some big shots from side control.
Choliman advances to full mount.
Choliman lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choliman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Choliman lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Leung hang on?
Choliman controlling from the full mount.
Choliman scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Choliman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Leung is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Choliman controlling the position easily from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Choliman looking to finish Leung with some ground and pound. This is bad for Leung !
Oh Leung is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Choliman lands with some strikes.
Choliman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Choliman landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mako Choliman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mako Choliman's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Leung tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Choliman keeps the fight on the outside.
Leung looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leung looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leung seems to have got his legs back now.
Leung tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leung throws a quick inside leg kick.
Leung throws a right hand that Choliman ducks under and follows up with a left that Choliman also avoids with ease.
Leung is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ip Leung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Leung misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leung swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Choliman shoots for a double leg takedown but Leung sprawls well. He's pushed Choliman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Leung throws a right and a left that Choliman avoids nicely.
Leung misses with a leg kick.
Leung tries to clinch but Choliman moves away
and Choliman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leung preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Choliman is working Leung over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Choliman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Choliman landing some decent shots from guard.
Mako Choliman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Choliman content to stall in guard here.
Leung wants to stand but Choliman is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Leung tries to close the distance and clinch up but Choliman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leung lands a leg kick that knocks Choliman off balance momentarily.
Leung looks to land a combination but Choliman avoids it well.
Choliman swats away the attempt to clinch by Leung .
Ip Leung is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Leung .
Leung tries to close the distance and clinch up but Choliman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leung tries to clinch up
and Choliman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Choliman slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choliman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Choliman content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Choliman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Choliman sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Choliman connects with a nice short shot to Leung 's temple.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nice strikes from Choliman there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choliman seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Choliman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Leung with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Choliman is nestled in close to Leung , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Choliman content to control rather than advance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mako Choliman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mako Choliman'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!
Leung throws a right hand that Choliman ducks under and follows up with a left that Choliman also avoids with ease.
Leung is looking to clinch but Choliman is avoiding it.
Leung fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leung tries to clinch but Choliman moves out of range.
A punch combination from Leung misses.
Leung lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Leung .
Leung throws a front kick aimed at Choliman's knee but Choliman avoids it well.
No joy there for Leung , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Choliman shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Choliman showed some decent athleticism there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Choliman connects with a nice short shot to Leung 's temple.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Choliman lands a big elbow - Leung is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Choliman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mako Choliman!
In defeat, Ip Leung stepped up to the mic, saying 'I am devastated but I will be back just watch'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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