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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yung Hung Dong (ranked 4424 p4p, 392 weight class) and Ronald Lemode (ranked 3234 p4p, 313 weight class). Yung Hung Dong has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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145 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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172 cm
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155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yung Hung Dong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronald Lemode!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemode misses with a wild body shot.
Dong half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dong lands a slapping body shot.
Ronald Lemode seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lemode takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dong lands a nice looking body kick.
Dong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lemode.
Lemode throws a shot to the body.
Good shot there by Dong.
Dong scores with a hook to the body. Lemode takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lemode crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dong - the referee stops the clock and Lemode gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dong. Lemode manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dong lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dong throws out a leg kick but Lemode moves out of range and Dong only half commits.
Lemode steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dong. That one must have hurt.
Dong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dong gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lemode uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dong.
Lemode thuds a left hand into Dong's body.
Dong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lemode has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dong, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yung Hung Dong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lemode lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lemode misses with a leg kick
enabling Dong to counter with a crisp jab.
Lemode fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lemode moves out of range as Dong throws a body kick.
Lemode swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dong's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lemode connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dong scrambles back to his feet.
The fighters circling - Lemode throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lemode darts in and clinches Dong up against the cage.
Dong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dong lands a nice uppercut.
Dong blocks a body shot from Lemode.
Dong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lemode's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dong.
Lemode misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lemode tries a body shot but Dong blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Lemode as the two fighters clinch.
Lemode breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lemode tries to clinch up but Dong circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemode misses with a looping right.
Dong throws a low kick, looking for Lemode's leg but Lemode calmly moves out of range.
Lemode moves in looking to clinch but Dong pushes him off.
Lemode moves into range and clinches up with Dong.
Lemode misses with a punch to the body.
Lemode misses with a body punch.
Dong pulls guard successfully.
Lemode wanted to stand there but Dong had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dong trying to keep a closed guard but Lemode is proving a slippery customer.
Lemode controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lemode wants to control from the top but Dong keeps moving.
Dong pulls Lemode in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong working for a triangle but Lemode defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lemode trying to control but Dong is working from the bottom.
Lemode works over Dong with some ground and pound from guard.
Lemode throws a strike but Dong rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lemode keeping full guard, as Dong tries to pass.
Lemode looking for a sweep. Not yet Lemode, not yet.
Dong slips nicely into half guard.
Dong missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong uses his free foot to push down on Lemode's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lemode.
Dong has hold of Lemode's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Lemode manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Dong throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Lemode because Dong loaded up on that one.
Lemode is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lemode keeps trying to improve his position.
Dong controlling from mount.
Dong forces the positional change into back control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yung Hung Dong dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lemode jabs Dong to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lemode closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dong cracks Lemode with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lemode tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dong was well out of range. Poor timing from Lemode.
Dong feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lemode on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dong lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Ronald Lemode has been cut.
Lemode throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Dong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lemode gets off balance looking for a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lemode misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dong.
Dong moves away from the strike by Lemode.
Dong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lemode moves away.
Lemode misses with a looping left.
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!
Dong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lemode has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lemode tries to clinch but Dong is having none of it.
Lemode keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong lands a big head kick that sends Lemode to the canvas! Dong follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yung Hung Dong!
During a confident post fight interview, Yung Hung Dong thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
52% |
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