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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sum Ting Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Grigsby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grigsby comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Happy - Pharrell Williams kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ali Grigsby has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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130 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sum Ting Wong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ali Grigsby!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wong moves into the clinch successfully.
Wong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grigsby's efforts to push away.
Wong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Grigsby's face.
It looks like Ali Grigsby has been cut.
Wong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Grigsby breaks the clinch.
Grigsby tries to keep at a distance but Wong has taken the fight into the clinch.
Grigsby is trying to break free.
Wong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grigsby blocks it with crossed arms.
Wong keeps control of Grigsby as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Grigsby wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wong has him pressed against the cage.
Grigsby has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Grigsby tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wong lands a nice knee to the body.
Wong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wong lands a knee to the head.
Wong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grigsby blocks it with crossed arms.
Grigsby is trying to drag Wong to the mat but Wong just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Grigsby has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Wong.
Wong prevents Grigsby from breaking the clinch.
Grigsby looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Grigsby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Grigsby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grigsby has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Wong is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Wong defending well as Grigsby loads up on a big left hand.
Wong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wong tries to clinch
and Grigsby counters with a straight right hand.
Wong closes the distance and clinches.
Wong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grigsby tries to break free but Wong pushes him back against the cage.
Grigsby wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grigsby takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Grigsby in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wong landing knees to the body.
Grigsby wants to break free but Wong has control.
Wong looking to throw knees to the head but Grigsby is blocking nicely.
Wong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grigsby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wong connects with a knee to the head.
Grigsby tries to break the clinch but Wong is controlling the position.
Grigsby is looking to break free of the clinch but Wong has double underhooks.
Grigsby working hard to break the clinch.
Wong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wong misses with a knee strike.
Wong landing knees to the head.
Wong looking to throw knees to the head but Grigsby is blocking nicely.
Grigsby wants a takedown but no success here.
Sum Ting Wong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ali Grigsby.
Grigsby is looking to break free of the clinch but Wong has double underhooks.
Grigsby tries to circle away but Wong has him pinned against the cage.
Grigsby tries to break free but Wong pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Grigsby is trying to push Wong away but Wong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wong crunches a lovely knee into Grigsby's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Wong.
Grigsby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wong has closed the distance and engaged Grigsby in a clinch.
Wong scores with a knee to the head.
Wong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wong lands a nice knee to the body.
Wong lands a knee to the head.
Wong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Grigsby wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wong slowing the pace effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wong stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Grigsby is trying to break the clinch but Wong is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grigsby tries to circle away but Wong has him pinned against the cage.
Wong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grigsby blocks it with crossed arms.
Wong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grigsby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wong tries to land a knee to the head but Grigsby blocks with his arms.
Our sources have told us that Wong has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Wong misses with a knee to the head.
Grigsby tries to score a body lock takedown but Wong shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Grigsby breaks from the clinch.
Wong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grigsby throws a leg kick that misses.
Grigsby throws an overhand right that lands on Wong's shoulder, as Wong tries to avoid the shot.
Wong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grigsby 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.
Wong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sum Ting Wong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ali Grigsby's cut.
That's time! Wong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Grigsby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grigsby looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Grigsby listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice jab there from Grigsby.
Wong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grigsby swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grigsby circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grigsby unleashes a big counter combination but Wong bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Wong tries to clinch there but Grigsby circles away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Grigsby fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wong moves into the clinch.
Wong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grigsby manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grigsby misses with a straight right.
Sum Ting Wong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grigsby ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grigsby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ali Grigsby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wong throws out a leg kick but Grigsby moves out of range and Wong only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong is looking to clinch.
Wong clinches.
Grigsby is trying to break the clinch but Wong has him pressed against the cage.
Wong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wong tries a knee to the head but Grigsby blocks it.
Grigsby has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wong after a bit of a struggle.
Wong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grigsby blocks it with crossed arms.
Grigsby is trying to break the clinch but Wong has him pressed against the cage.
Grigsby tries to break the clinch but Wong is controlling the position.
Grigsby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wong darts in trying to clinch
and Grigsby counters with a nice body shot.
Wong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grigsby throws out a counter right but Wong avoids it with no problem.
Wong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It seemed like Grigsby was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grigsby lands with a hook. Wong tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Grigsby misses with a straight right.
Grigsby keeps the fight on the outside.
Grigsby slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wong's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grigsby connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wong scrambles back to his feet.
Wong is looking to clinch but Grigsby is avoiding it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grigsby keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wong tries to land knees in the clinch but Grigsby avoids the damage to the body.
Wong has Grigsby pressed against the cage.
Grigsby is trying to break the clinch but Wong has him pressed against the cage.
Wong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Grigsby in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Grigsby wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grigsby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wong misses with a knee strike.
Grigsby tries to break free but Wong pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Grigsby's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grigsby is trying to break the clinch but Wong is controlling him.
Wong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grigsby blocks it with crossed arms.
Grigsby looking for a takedown.
Grigsby is trying to push Wong away but Wong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wong has Grigsby pushed against the cage.
Wong prevents Grigsby from breaking the clinch.
Grigsby is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grigsby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grigsby working hard to break the clinch.
Wong misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Wong.
Grigsby managing to block the knees to the body from Wong.
Grigsby is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sum Ting Wong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ali Grigsby.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wong.
Wong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grigsby's efforts to push away.
Grigsby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wong motions for Grigsby to come forward. Wong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wong rushes Grigsby and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Grigsby on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wong misses with a knee strike.
Wong looking to throw knees to the head but Grigsby is blocking nicely.
Wong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grigsby can do to turn this around?
Wong displaying some good clinch control by pressing Grigsby up against the cage.
Wong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grigsby is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sum Ting Wong dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ali Grigsby's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Wong tries to clinch but Grigsby moves away
enabling Grigsby to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from Grigsby misses.
Wong is looking to clinch but Grigsby is avoiding it.
Grigsby swats away the attempt to clinch by Wong.
Grigsby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wong takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A frustrated look appears on Grigsby's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grigsby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wong landing knees to the head.
Wong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wong misses with a knee to the head.
Grigsby has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wong connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong looking to throw knees to the head but Grigsby is blocking nicely.
Wong misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grigsby wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wong has him pressed against the cage.
Grigsby blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grigsby on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wong looking to throw knees to the head but Grigsby is blocking nicely.
Grigsby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wong tries to clinch but Grigsby moves out of range.
Wong tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Grigsby counters with a nice uppercut.
Grigsby checks a leg kick.
Grigsby cracks Wong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Grigsby circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grigsby catches Wong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Grigsby cracks Wong with an open hand slap.
Ali Grigsby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grigsby stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fighters circle momentarily. Grigsby darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wong is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grigsby's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wong under the eye.
Oh Wong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wong tries to clinch up but Grigsby circles away and keeps his distance.
Good shot there by Grigsby.
Wong tries to clinch but Grigsby moves away
and Grigsby counters with a right hand to the body.
Wong throws a head kick but Grigsby moves out of range.
Grigsby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grigsby throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wong on the side of the head.
Wong moves into the clinch.
Wong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grigsby's efforts to push away.
Wong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wong seems to have got his legs back now.
Wong scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wong lands a nice knee to the body.
Wong with a knee to the head.
Wong looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grigsby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wong misses with a knee to the head.
Grigsby wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wong has him pressed against the cage.
Grigsby drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wong pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wong misses with a body kick.
Wong looks to clinch
and Grigsby counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Grigsby misses with a looping left.
Wong blocks a jab.
Grigsby circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grigsby.
Grigsby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wong misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong moves into range and clinches up with Grigsby.
Sum Ting Wong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Grigsby's face.
Grigsby is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wong is defending well.
Grigsby has had enough of the clinch but Wong keeps him there for the moment.
Wong tries to land a knee to the head but Grigsby blocks with his arms.
Wong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wong stops a takedown attempt from Grigsby.
Sum Ting Wong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ali Grigsby.
Wong connects with a knee to the head.
Wong lands a knee to the body.
Wong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grigsby's efforts to push away.
A knee to the head by Wong.
Wong misses with a knee to the head.
Grigsby wants to break free but Wong has control.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sum Ting Wong.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wong, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sum Ting Wong!
Sum Ting Wong decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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