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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ching Ching (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinicius Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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158 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ching Ching!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Vinicius Costa!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Ching to counter with a crisp jab.
Costa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ching tried to score with a low kick but Costa checks it.
Ching misses with an uppercut. Costa saw that one coming.
Ching wants to land a leg kick but Costa is out of range.
Costa tries a quick counter leg kick but Ching is wise to it.
Ching looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Costa. Ching shrugs it off though.
Ching just misses with a punch to the body.
Costa is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Costa slips under a jab from Ching.
Costa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Costa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Costa gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Costa working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Costa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Costa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ching controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ching is defending against the submission attempts here by Costa.
Ching moves into full guard.
Ching escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Costa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Costa looking to sit in guard and control but Ching gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa looking to control.
Ching slips nicely into half guard.
Ching is keen to just control but Costa is a slippery customer.
Costa tries to get to full guard but Ching has control of the leg.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ching is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Costa doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ching.
Ching lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Costa has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at English Top Team - THE Hybrid Gym (11 ELITE ). Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ching looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ching is working hard here to advance position.
Costa trying to control here.
Ground and pound from Ching.
Ching not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ching wants to free his trapped foot but Costa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Costa looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Costa is defending against the submission attempts here by Ching.
Ching seems to be working for a kimura but Costa defends the submission attempt.
Costa has a hand on Ching's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Ching takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ching trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Costa slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ching Ching dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Costa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A left lands for Ching.
Costa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ching.
Ching has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ching lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ching lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Costa backwards.
Costa taking a breather.
A short left from Ching.
Costa pulls guard successfully.
Ching is pushing down on Costa's leg trying to pass to half guard. Costa is fighting to maintain full guard but Ching has managed to sneak the leg through.
Costa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Costa is trying to get back to full guard.
Ching Ching overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ching wants to pass to mount but Costa is defending the position.
Ching lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa trying to hold on to Ching's head to control him but Ching postures up.
Ching wants to control but Costa is keeping him busy.
Ching wants to work for an arm triangle but Costa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ching tries to pass to full mount but Costa defends it.
Costa trying to control here.
Ching is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ching is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Costa sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ching is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ching is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ching is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Costa can do to turn this around?
Ching is working for an americana but Costa has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Ching was thinking about the submission.
Costa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ching looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa pulls Ching in to control the position.
Ching pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Costa is keeping the position for now.
Costa trying to keep a closed guard but Ching is proving a slippery customer.
Ching pushes down on Costa's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ching is looking for a kimura here.
Ching wants to free his trapped foot but Costa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Costa desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ching frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ching is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Costa is surviving well by controlling Ching's body position as best he can.
Costa sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Costa actively working from the bottom here.
Costa is not content to let Ching control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Costa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ching is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ching Ching dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ching misses with an uppercut.
Costa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ching throws the kick towards the body but Costa avoids it.
Ching throws a jab but it's blocked by Costa.
Ching closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ching lands a takedown into guard.
Costa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ching doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ching manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ching works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ching is looking for a kimura but Costa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ching to get the leverage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Costa is trying to maintain the position but Ching is very close to passing his half guard.
Ching with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ching works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ching goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Costa turns into him and now he's in Ching's guard.
Ching looking to hit a scissor sweep but Costa is one step ahead there.
Ching is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ching keeping moving, preventing Costa from controlling successfully.
Ching is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Costa defends well.
Costa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ching's guard.
Ching wants to get back to full guard but Costa has passed into side control.
Ching is not content to let Costa control the position.
You can see the frustration on Ching's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ching is trying to improve his position.
Ching regains half guard.
Costa wants to take a breather but Ching is having none of it.
Ching trying to hold on to Costa's head to control him but Costa postures up.
Ching looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Costa wants to free his trapped foot but Ching is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Costa trying to control from half guard but Ching is working away.
Costa looking for a submission but Ching manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Costa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ching is keeping the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Costa looking to sit in guard and control but Ching gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ching Ching showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ching 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Ching Ching!
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Ching Ching!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Ching Ching!
Ching Ching wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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