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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sum Ting Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pitt Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pitt Steel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
11 - 3 - 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pitt Steel!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wong throws a lazy body kick
and Steel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steel appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Steel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steel now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wong moves into the clinch successfully.
Wong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wong lands a good knee to the midsection. Steel won't want to take too many of those.
Steel is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wong pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wong with a knee to the head.
Steel managing to block the knees to the body from Wong.
Wong is defending well against a takedown attempt.
I was talking to Wong's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wong lands a nice knee to the body.
Steel drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sum Ting Wong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pitt Steel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong tries to land knees in the clinch but Steel avoids the damage to the body.
Wong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steel avoids it.
Wong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Steel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wong tries a knee to the head but Steel blocks it.
Wong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wong lands a knee to the body.
Steel being controlled against the cage.
Wong landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong working Steel over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Wong.
Wong tries to land a knee to the head but Steel blocks with his arms.
Wong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Steel is defending well for now.
Wong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steel avoids it.
Wong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Steel tries for a takedown but Wong manages to get underhooks.
Wong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Steel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wong obliges.
Wong landing knees to the head.
It looks like Pitt Steel has been cut.
Wong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel takes a knee to the side of the body.
Steel looks winded!
Wong misses with a knee to the head.
Wong lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wong.
Wong connects with a knee to the head.
Wong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wong crunches a lovely knee into Steel's ribcage.
Wong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Steel being controlled against the cage.
Wong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel tries to pull guard but Wong holds him up against the cage and eventually Steel drops back down to his feet.
Wong misses with a knee to the head.
Wong misses with a knee strike.
Wong missing with knees to the body.
Wong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Steel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wong will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Steel up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Steel's face.
Wong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Steel 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 round.
The cut man is working on Pitt Steel's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Steel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wong tries to counter by clinching up but Steel breaks away and moves out of range.
Wong wants to clinch.
Wong has managed to clinch.
Steel letting Wong take a breather here.
A knee to the head by Wong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steel avoids it.
Wong misses with a knee to the head.
Sum Ting Wong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wong.
Wong is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong tries a knee to the head but Steel blocks it.
Steel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wong trying to land knees to the body.
Wong pressing his opponent against the cage.
Steel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steel avoids it.
Wong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wong obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Steel no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Wong wanted to stand there but Steel had control of the position.
Wong has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wong stands and steps away. Steel gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong wants to clinch
and Steel counters with a right hand to the body.
Wong checks a low kick from Steel.
Sum Ting Wong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Steel, pushing him back against the cage.
Wong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Steel.
Wong lands a nice knee to the body.
Steel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wong misses with a knee to the head.
Wong throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wong lands a good knee to the midsection. Steel won't want to take too many of those.
Wong lands a good knee to the midsection. Steel won't want to take too many of those.
Steel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The referee calls for Wong to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wong trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wong landing knees to the head.
Wong stalls.
Wong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Steel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
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 Pitt Steel's cut.
That's time! Wong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Steel.
Wong tries to clinch up but Steel circles away and keeps his distance.
Steel misses with a wild body shot.
Wong seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Wong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Steel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Steel shoots in for a double leg but Wong sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wong tries to clinch but Steel moves out of range.
Steel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Steel connects with a leg kick. Wong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steel can do to turn this around?
Wong wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wong doesn't manage to clinch there - Steel circles away.
Some bone on bone action there as Wong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wong gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Steel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Steel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong lands a good knee to the midsection. Steel won't want to take too many of those.
Steel fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wong landing knees to the head.
Wong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Steel.
Wong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wong landing knees to the head.
Steel is trying to pull guard but Wong has him pressed against the cage.
Sum Ting Wong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pitt Steel.
Wong tries to land knees in the clinch but Steel avoids the damage to the body.
Wong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Steel blocks it with crossed arms.
Steel is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wong to keep the fight standing.
Wong tries a knee to the head but Steel blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Steel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wong.
Steel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Steel is trying to pull guard but Wong has him pressed against the cage.
Steel 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.
Wong lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wong scores a nice knee to the body.
Wong looking to throw knees to the head but Steel is blocking nicely.
Wong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Steel blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steel avoids it.
Wong with a knee to the head.
Wong manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Steel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wong pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wong prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sum Ting Wong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel is trying to pull guard but Wong has him pressed against the cage.
Wong working Steel over with knees to the body.
Wong lands a knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wong.
Steel has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wong is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steel avoids it.
Pitt Steel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wong tries a knee to the head but Steel blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sum Ting Wong showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:26
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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