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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sum Ting Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Parent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Parent acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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162 cm
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159 lbs
19 - 7 - 0 |
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169 cm
34
150 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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
19 - 7 - 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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Parent! The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Wong throws a chopping leg kick but Parent manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Parent throws a counter combo. Parent shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wong as he avoids it easily. Wong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Parent tries to clinch there but Wong circles away.
Wong forces Parent back against the cage and clinches. Parent decides to pull guard. Parent has control of Wong's left arm, preventing Wong from doing any damage. Parent looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wong won't allow Parent to sweep him here. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Wong slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Parent looking for a guillotine here but Wong defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wong seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. Parent trying to keep a closed guard but Wong is proving a slippery customer.
Wong wanted to stand there but Parent had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Parent is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wong is aware though and is defending well. Wong wants to stand and escape but instead Parent has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. Parent trying to control the position from guard on top but Wong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Parent with a flurry of punches that miss. Parent's corner is telling him to maintain position. Parent is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Parent wants to control from the top but Wong keeps moving. Parent throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Parent forces his way into half guard. Wong is trying to get back to full guard. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Parent lands a nice short elbow. Parent is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wong doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Parent. Parent is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wong makes his way to full guard, as Parent worked for a kimura.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Parent trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Parent is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Parent with a flurry of punches that miss. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Parent throws a big right hand that misses. Parent stands up over Wong, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Parent passes into half guard. Wong is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Parent dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wong throws a leg kick but Parent sees it coming and checks it nicely. Parent has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Wong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Wong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parent paws at him with a jab and circles away. Wong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Parent will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Wong rushes Parent and presses him up against the cage. Wong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wong obliges. Parent tries to pull guard but Wong won't allow it.
Wong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Parent backwards. Wong lands a good knee to the midsection. Parent won't want to take too many of those. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Wong lands a good knee to the midsection. Parent won't want to take too many of those. Wong misses with a body punch.
Wong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wong obliges. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Wong misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Both fighters working to control the clinch. 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 right uppercut that snaps the head of Parent backwards. Wong misses with a knee strike.
Parent goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wong prevents it.
Sum Ting Wong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Parent. Wong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wong lands a nice shot to the body. Parent goes for a takedown attempt but Wong pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Parent shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wong sprawls well. Wong wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Parent gets slowly back to his feet. Wong doesn't manage to clinch there - Parent circles away.
Parent scores with a leg kick.
Wong moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Parent tries to circle away but Wong has him pinned against the cage. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Wong landing knees to the head.
Parent is trying to pull guard but Wong has him pressed against the cage. Wong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Parent backwards. Wong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Wong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Parent in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Wong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Parent.
Parent tries to pull guard but Wong holds him up against the cage and eventually Parent drops back down to his feet.
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! A right hook to the body lands for Wong.
Wong lands a left hand.
Wong throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wong displaying some good clinch control by pressing Parent up against the cage. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wong. Wong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Parent's face.
It looks like Bobby Parent has been cut. Wong scores with a shoulder strike. Parent 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. Parent takes an elbow to the temple. Wong holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wong stops a takedown attempt from Parent.
Wong lands an elbow inside that Parent shrugs off. Wong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wong lands an elbow inside. Parent breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wong scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Parent doesn't seem bothered though. Bobby Parent is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Parent throws a low kick, looking for Wong's leg but Wong calmly moves out of range. As Parent tries to get set, Wong tries to push him back and clinch up but Parent manages to avoid the attempt. Wong doesn't manage to clinch there - Parent circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Wong tries to clinch up but Parent circles away and keeps his distance. No luck for Parent with that takedown attempt. Wong tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Parent manages to circle out of the way. Parent keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parent feints a counter leg kick. Wong clinches. Wong landing knees to the head.
Wong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Parent tries to pull guard but Wong forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Parent blocks an uppercut.
Wong lands a shoulder 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 Bobby Parent's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Wong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Parent, pushing him back against the cage. Wong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Wong scores with a shot to the side of Parent's head.
Parent is rocked! Wong scores with a shoulder strike. Parent is still on wobbly legs! Can Wong finish him? Wong lands a body punch. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Wong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wong working Parent over with knees to the body. Wong has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Parent - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Wong, and another! Parent is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Sum Ting Wong! Sum Ting Wong very nearly forgot to thank Arcticus University: London amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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