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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Neculai Costel (ranked 1734 p4p, 182 weight class) and Chang Thong Song (ranked 1151 p4p, 117 weight class). Costel's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ain't No Sunshine. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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140 lbs
23 - 11 - 0 |
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158 lbs
19 - 11 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
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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
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Neculai Costel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chang Thong Song!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thong Song misses the body punch
and Costel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Costel has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Costel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thong Song manages to avoid it.
A big left from Thong Song misses.
A slow jab from Thong Song misses its intended target.
Costel doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thong Song counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thong Song throws a jab but it's blocked by Costel.
Costel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thong Song changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Costel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Costel misses with a low kick.
Thong Song lands a high kick!
Thong Song throws a leg kick that misses.
Thong Song throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Costel on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Costel connects with a jab.
Costel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thong Song.
Costel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thong Song connects with a crisp jab.
Costel throws a right hand that Thong Song ducks under and follows up with a left that Thong Song also avoids with ease.
Costel shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Costel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thong Song's head.
Costel throwing shots but Thong Song is blocking nicely.
Costel keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Thong Song is looking to improve his position.
Thong Song moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Costel is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Costel trying to control but Thong Song is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thong Song has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Costel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Costel trying to control the position from guard on top but Thong Song is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Costel trying to stand up but can't free himself from Thong Song's guard.
Thong Song keeping moving, preventing Costel from controlling successfully.
Thong Song has Costel pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costel throws an elbow that misses. Thong Song uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Costel's guard. Nice move by Thong Song!
Costel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Costel trying to control the position here.
Costel might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Costel throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Thong Song escapes and throws Costel's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Costel looks to move to half guard but instead Thong Song has passed into mount! Damn!
Costel wants to hold on but Thong Song pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thong Song looking to control but Costel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Costel is trying to escape the mount.
Costel bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Costel throws a big right hand that misses.
Thong Song looking to control.
Thong Song throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Costel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thong Song swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thong Song keeping moving, preventing Costel from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Neculai Costel will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Costel avoids a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Thong Song throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Costel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thong Song throws an overhand right that lands on Costel's shoulder, as Costel tries to avoid the shot.
Costel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Costel looks to land a right hand but Thong Song moved out of range.
Costel misses with a looping right.
Costel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thong Song swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Costel shoots and misses
letting Thong Song counter with a right hand.
Costel misses with a hook.
Costel fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thong Song misses with a looping left.
Thong Song lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thong Song misses with an uppercut.
Thong Song checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costel looks for a takedown but Thong Song sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neculai Costel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Costel with that takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thong Song! But no joy.
Costel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thong Song.
Costel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thong Song takes one to the chin there.
Costel dives in and grabs Thong Song's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thong Song pushes down on Costel's head and hops out.
Costel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thong Song counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Costel walks into a stiff left hand from Thong Song.
Costel shoots in looking for a takedown but Thong Song manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Costel's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Costel throws an off balance right hand
enabling Thong Song to counter with a crisp jab.
Chang Thong Song is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Costel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thong Song to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thong Song blocks a head kick by Costel.
Thong Song swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thong Song scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Thong Song.
Costel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thong Song counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice jab there from Thong Song.
Costel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Thong Song has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Costel slips a straight right by Thong Song.
Costel tries a head kick but it misses.
Thong Song jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thong Song fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Costel on the side of the head.
Costel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thong Song cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Costel walks into a jab.
Costel is rocked!
Thong Song stuffs the takedown.
Good exchange - Costel coming out on top.
Thong Song has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Costel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Thong Song counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thong Song moves out of range of the strikes.
Neculai Costel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thong Song thuds his right hand into Costel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thong Song is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Thong Song scores with a hook.
Oh Costel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Costel throws a jab when Thong Song was well out of range.
Costel seems to have got his legs back now.
Thong Song changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Costel tries for a takedown but Thong Song circles away easily
and Thong Song counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thong Song swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Costel.
Thong Song cracks Costel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Thong Song lands with a hook. Costel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thong Song.
Chang Thong Song seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Costel misses with a body shot
and Thong Song counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thong Song uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Costel has time to react.
Thong Song drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Costel right on the button. Costel goes down! Thong Song follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Thong Song gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chang Thong Song!
Chang Thong Song very nearly forgot to thank Red Light Coffeeshop 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.
Neculai Costel spoke after the fight, saying 'You win some, you lose some. I have to give it to Hess, he was sneakyer tonight.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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