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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Earl Mckee (ranked 5057 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otong Dong (ranked 5735 p4p, 0 weight class). Otong Dong is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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214 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Earl Mckee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Otong Dong!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mckee explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mckee swinging wildly here.
Mckee throws a sloppy head kick and Dong moves out of range easily.
Dong doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mckee lands a front kick.
Mckee misses with a body kick.
Dong follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Dong blocks a head kick by Mckee.
A nice side step and Dong releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dong bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mckee is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dong has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Dong just content to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong working away.
Mckee is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Mckee wants to get back to his feet but Dong drags him back down.
Mckee misses with an elbow from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dong decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Mckee could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dong shoots in and gets a takedown into Mckee's guard.
Dong slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mckee has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Dong off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Dong blocks a head kick by Mckee.
A nice side step and Dong releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mckee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dong tries to throw a body punch but Mckee avoids it by throwing Dong back against the cage.
Mckee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckee stalls.
Mckee tries to land knees in the clinch but Dong avoids the damage to the body.
Mckee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mckee tries to break free but Dong pushes him back against the cage.
Mckee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dong pushes Mckee up against the cage in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mckee.
Dong tries to throw a body punch but Mckee avoids it by throwing Dong back against the cage.
Mckee throws a head punch that misses.
Mckee tries to work over Dong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Mckee as the two fighters clinch.
Mckee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mckee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dong avoids it.
Come on Mckee - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mckee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dong avoids it.
Mckee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dong is defending well for now.
Mckee is trying to push Dong away but Dong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mckee tries to throw a body punch but Dong avoids it by throwing Mckee back against the cage.
Dong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mckee trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Earl Mckee dominated that round.
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.
Mckee shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dong's guard.
Dong wants to stand and escape but Mckee is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dong is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Mckee's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dong has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dong pushes Mckee off and scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mckee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dong counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mckee's half guard.
Mckee is trying to stand up here but Dong is controlling him well.
Mckee trying to control from the bottom.
Mckee tries to kick Dong off in order to stand up. Dong Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Mckee might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mckee is trying to control Dong's posture but Dong avoids it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dong taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mckee struggling a bit here.
Mckee tries to bench press Dong off him but Dong keeps the position.
Dong decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dong.
Mckee is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong decides to stand back up. Dong steps back and let's Mckee get back to his feet.
Dong drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mckee looking for a sweep. Not yet Mckee, not yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dong is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mckee is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mckee wants to get back to his feet but Dong is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mckee wants to get back to his feet but Dong passes into half guard.
Dong tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mckee knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mckee wants to stand back up but Dong manages to pass into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dong staying calm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otong Dong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mckee looks to score with a jab to the body but Dong is just out of range.
Dong appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dong.
Mckee is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dong is controlling him well.
Dong is looking to take a break and control but Mckee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mckee tries to escape but Dong is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Mckee's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mckee tries a head kick but it misses.
Dong is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dong shoots in and gets a takedown into Mckee's guard.
Dong is standing up over Mckee. Mckee looks to escape but Dong dives into side control.
Mckee is trying to buck Dong off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mckee to his feet.
Dong tries to clinch up.
Dong blocks a head kick by Mckee.
Dong appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick by Mckee misses
and Dong counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Earl Mckee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick by Mckee misses
and Dong counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mckee throws a head kick but Dong moves out of range.
Dong appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dong fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mckee sprawls well initially but Dong persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mckee is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dong's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dong's back!
Dong trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
A lull in the action here.
Mckee seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Dong's chin but Dong turns very nicely into Mckee's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Dong.
Dong 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mckee wants to stand and escape but Dong is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dong's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mckee manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Mckee tries a body shot but Dong blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Otong Dong.
I think Dong has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Otong Dong!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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