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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mordecai Ching Chong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leeroy Whitaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ching Chong comes to the cage accompanied by Bruce Springsteen: Atlantic City. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mordecai Ching Chong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leeroy Whitaker!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitaker drops Ching Chong with a beautiful combination! Ching Chong stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Whitaker is looking for the KO!
It looks like Mordecai Ching Chong has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whitaker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ching Chong circles away quickly and effectively.
Ching Chong has managed to clinch.
Whitaker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ching Chong misses with a knee to the head.
Whitaker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Whitaker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Whitaker wants to break free but Ching Chong has control.
Whitaker looking to slow down the pace here.
Ching Chong goes for a takedown attempt but Whitaker pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Whitaker misses with a few strikes there.
Leeroy Whitaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whitaker throws a right hand that Ching Chong ducks under and follows up with a left that Ching Chong also avoids with ease.
Whitaker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ching Chong circles away quickly and effectively.
Ching Chong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ching Chong moves out of range as Whitaker strikes.
Ching Chong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ching Chong is looking to clinch but Whitaker is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker throws a hook but Ching Chong avoids it easily.
Whitaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ching Chong.
Whitaker sizes up Ching Chong with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Whitaker misses with a double jab.
Whitaker looks gassed!
Whitaker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ching Chong tries to clinch but Whitaker is having none of it.
Whitaker throws a series of punches but Ching Chong moves out of range.
Ching Chong has taken the fight to the clinch.
Whitaker is looking to break free of the clinch but Ching Chong has double underhooks.
Whitaker can't break the clinch.
Whitaker is trying to break free.
Ching Chong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Whitaker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ching Chong.
Ching Chong can't get the takedown.
Ching Chong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ching Chong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ching Chong has Whitaker pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ching Chong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Whitaker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ching Chong scores with a knee to the head.
Ching Chong drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mordecai Ching Chong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ching Chong tightens his grip and picks Whitaker up, before dumping him to the ground. Whitaker manages to land in guard.
Whitaker keeping moving, preventing Ching Chong from controlling successfully.
Ching Chong prevents Whitaker from getting back to his feet.
Ching Chong wants to stand but Whitaker is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ching Chong drops back looking for a leg! Whitaker is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Whitaker manages to kick Ching Chong off! Ching Chong jumps back into Whitaker's guard.
Ching Chong preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ching Chong won't allow Whitaker to get back to his feet.
Ching Chong throws a big right hand that misses.
Whitaker wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Ching Chong manages to pass to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whitaker is looking to escape.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ching Chong shoots in and bounces Whitaker off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Whitaker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ching Chong prevents Whitaker from getting back to his feet.
Whitaker keeping moving, preventing Ching Chong from controlling successfully.
Ching Chong postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ching Chong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ching Chong decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Whitaker, up you get!
Whitaker looks to throw the jab but Ching Chong is out of range.
Ching Chong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whitaker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whitaker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ching Chong tries to clinch but Whitaker moves out of range.
Ching Chong slips a jab and a cross from Whitaker.
Whitaker circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whitaker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leeroy Whitaker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ching Chong tries to clinch but Whitaker moves out of range.
Whitaker misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leeroy Whitaker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mordecai Ching Chong's cut.
That's time! Ching Chong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ching Chong shoots in but Whitaker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Whitaker throws a jab but it's blocked by Ching Chong.
No joy there for Whitaker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ching Chong tries to clinch there but Whitaker circles away.
Whitaker misses with a wild combination.
Whitaker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Whitaker takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Leeroy Whitaker has been cut.
Ching Chong shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Whitaker but Whitaker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ching Chong has Whitaker up against the cage in a clinch.
Ching Chong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ching Chong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Whitaker's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ching Chong trying to control the position but instead, Whitaker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ching Chong into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Whitaker wants to break free but Ching Chong has control.
Ching Chong is trying to drag Whitaker to the mat but Whitaker just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mordecai Ching Chong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ching Chong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Whitaker is looking to break free of the clinch but Ching Chong has double underhooks.
Ching Chong breaks the clinch.
Ching Chong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whitaker.
Ching Chong has a takedown stuffed.
A jab from Whitaker misses.
Whitaker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ching Chong throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Whitaker's waist but Whitaker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ching Chong off to one side.
Whitaker misses with a leg kick.
That's two 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.
Whitaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ching Chong moves away.
Ching Chong lands with a slapping head kick.
Ching Chong shoots in but no luck this time.
Whitaker scores with a nice head shot.
Whitaker takes a kick to the side of the head.
Whitaker stalks Ching Chong and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ching Chong's face. Ching Chong staggers backwards, shaken.
Ching Chong throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Whitaker's waist but Whitaker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ching Chong off to one side.
Whitaker throws a nice looking combination but Ching Chong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Whitaker lands a two punch combo.
Ching Chong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ching Chong instigates a clinch.
Ching Chong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ching Chong shoots for a takedown but Whitaker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A punch combination from Whitaker misses.
Ching Chong shoots in for a double leg but Whitaker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Whitaker lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ching Chong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ching Chong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ching Chong forces Whitaker back against the cage and clinches.
Ching Chong has Whitaker pressed against the cage.
Whitaker wants to break free but Ching Chong has control.
Ching Chong goes for a takedown attempt but Whitaker pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
No joy there for Whitaker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ching Chong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ching Chong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whitaker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whitaker lands a two punch combo.
Ching Chong takes the fight into the clinch.
Ching Chong prevents Whitaker from breaking the clinch.
Ching Chong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ching Chong shoots in for a takedown but Whitaker shows good takedown defense.
Ching Chong dodges the punch combination from Whitaker.
Ching Chong fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Whitaker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ching Chong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mordecai Ching Chong dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ching Chong moves in looking to clinch but Whitaker pushes him off.
Mordecai Ching Chong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ching Chong tries to close the distance and clinch but Whitaker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Whitaker misses with a hook.
Ching Chong looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Whitaker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Whitaker missing with a left hand there. Ching Chong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whitaker looks to land a right hand but Ching Chong moved out of range.
Whitaker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ching Chong clinches.
Ching Chong breaks from the clinch.
Leeroy Whitaker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Whitaker throws a lazy right hand but Ching Chong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Whitaker throws a right and a left that Ching Chong avoids nicely.
Ching Chong tries to clinch there but Whitaker circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ching Chong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whitaker.
Whitaker tests Ching Chong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Whitaker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ching Chong can pounce on him.
Ching Chong throws a head kick that Whitaker semi-blocks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ching Chong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ching Chong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Whitaker is fending him off so far but Ching Chong persists. Nope, Whitaker circles away and we're back to standing.
Ching Chong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whitaker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whitaker throws a head kick that misses
and Ching Chong counters with a big head kick but Whitaker shrugs it off.
Ching Chong moves into the clinch.
Ching Chong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ching Chong is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mordecai Ching Chong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whitaker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ching Chong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Whitaker is trying to break the clinch but Ching Chong has him pressed against the cage.
Ching Chong tries to land a knee to the head but Whitaker blocks with his arms.
Ching Chong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Whitaker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Whitaker tries to break the clinch but Ching Chong is controlling the position.
Ching Chong stalling the fight.
Whitaker tries to break the clinch but Ching Chong is controlling the position.
Whitaker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ching Chong tries for a takedown. No joy.
Whitaker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ching Chong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ching Chong drops his hands momentarily and Whitaker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ching Chong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ching Chong tries for a takedown but Whitaker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Whitaker with a hook.
Ching Chong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whitaker.
Ching Chong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whitaker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ching Chong misses with a takedown attempt - Whitaker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Whitaker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A left and a right from Whitaker both land. Nice combination.
Ching Chong darts in and clinches Whitaker up against the cage.
Ching Chong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Whitaker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ching Chong circles away quickly and effectively.
Whitaker throws a right and a left that Ching Chong avoids nicely.
Ching Chong wants to clinch.
Ching Chong moves in looking to clinch but Whitaker pushes him off.
Whitaker misses with a double jab
and Ching Chong counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ching Chong shoots in for a double leg but Whitaker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A jab from Whitaker finds it's way through Ching Chong's defenses.
Whitaker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ching Chong counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Whitaker pushes Ching Chong off looking to stand but Ching Chong dives back in and keeps control.
Ching Chong with the ground and pound but Whitaker uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Whitaker is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Whitaker is looking to break free of the clinch but Ching Chong has double underhooks.
Ching Chong has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Whitaker avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Whitaker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ching Chong has him pressed against the cage.
Ching Chong lands a nice knee to the body.
Ching Chong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Whitaker throws a combination that misses
and Ching Chong counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mordecai Ching Chong showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ching Chong has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mordecai Ching Chong!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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