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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Angelo Cortes Acosta (ranked 844 p4p, 1183 weight class) and Timmy Tung (ranked 99 p4p, 143 weight class). 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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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angelo Cortes Acosta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Timmy Tung!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortes Acosta catches Tung with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tung has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Cortes Acosta scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tung in his tracks.
Tung tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cortes Acosta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cortes Acosta fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tung looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cortes Acosta scores with a shot to the body.
Tung fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cortes Acosta misses with an uppercut. Tung saw that one coming.
Tung doesn't manage to clinch there - Cortes Acosta circles away.
Jab, jab by Cortes Acosta - just one landing.
Cortes Acosta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cortes Acosta 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.
Cortes Acosta tests Tung's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cortes Acosta lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortes Acosta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tung doesn't manage to clinch there - Cortes Acosta circles away.
Tung tries to close the distance and clinch but Cortes Acosta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Cortes Acosta finds it's way through Tung's defenses.
Tung clobbers Cortes Acosta with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cortes Acosta lands a head shot.
Cortes Acosta is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tung tries to clinch there but Cortes Acosta circles away.
Tung tries to clinch there but Cortes Acosta circles away.
Cortes Acosta fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cortes Acosta swats away the attempt to clinch by Tung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tung takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cortes Acosta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tung tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cortes Acosta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tung takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tung clinches.
Tung misses with a knee strike.
Tung throws an elbow that misses.
Tung landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tung is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cortes Acosta wants to break free but Tung has control.
Tung unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cortes Acosta lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tung leaning against his opponent.
Cortes Acosta working hard to break the clinch.
Cortes Acosta is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cortes Acosta is trying to push Tung away but Tung has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tung is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cortes Acosta is defending well for now.
Tung misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortes Acosta is trying to break the clinch but Tung has him pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tung.
Tung crunches a lovely knee into Cortes Acosta's ribcage.
Cortes Acosta is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tung keeps control of Cortes Acosta as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tung has Cortes Acosta pressed against the cage, preventing Cortes Acosta from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cortes Acosta is trying to force a seperation but Tung has the dominant position.
Tung keeps control of Cortes Acosta as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tung is trying to maintain a safe position but Cortes Acosta gets an underhook and turns Tung into the cage.
Tung looking to throw knees to the head but Cortes Acosta is blocking nicely.
Cortes Acosta can't break the clinch.
Tung lands a nice knee to the body.
Tung lands with a right to the head.
Tung is pushing Cortes Acosta up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tung has Cortes Acosta pressed against the cage, preventing Cortes Acosta from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tung lands a knee to the body.
Tung gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tung lands a hook that snaps the head of Cortes Acosta backwards.
Tung scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortes Acosta wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cortes Acosta being controlled against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Come on Tung - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cortes Acosta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tung with a knee to the head.
Cortes Acosta wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Tung on the inside.
Cortes Acosta wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tung unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cortes Acosta lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tung working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tung utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Tung.
Tung lands a nice knee to the body.
Tung looking to slow down the pace here.
Tung landing knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tung stalling.
Tung connects with a knee to the head.
Tung tries a knee to the head but Cortes Acosta blocks it.
Tung lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Tung on the inside.
Tung landing knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tung tries to stall but Cortes Acosta uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cortes Acosta wants to break free but Tung has control.
Cortes Acosta has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Timmy Tung 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.
Tung tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cortes Acosta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tung looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cortes Acosta fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tung takes one to the side of the head.
Angelo Cortes Acosta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortes Acosta lands a two punch combo.
Tung tries to clinch up but Cortes Acosta circles away and keeps his distance.
Cortes Acosta changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cortes Acosta throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tung stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cortes Acosta looks to land a left hand but Tung moved out of range nicely.
Cortes Acosta keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tung doesn't manage to clinch there - Cortes Acosta circles away.
Cortes Acosta lands a glancing blow to the side of Tung's head.
Tung rushes Cortes Acosta and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cortes Acosta takes an elbow to the temple.
Timmy Tung seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tung lands an elbow inside that Cortes Acosta shrugs off.
Tung just leaning against Cortes Acosta, taking a breather.
Cortes Acosta wants to get back to striking at distance but Tung won't allow it.
Cortes Acosta wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tung leaning against his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tung lands an elbow inside.
Tung working aggressively here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tung.
Tung lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tung.
Cortes Acosta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tung has him pressed against the cage.
Tung with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tung keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cortes Acosta's efforts to push away.
Cortes Acosta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tung has him pressed against the cage.
Cortes Acosta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tung has him pressed against the cage.
Tung keeps control of Cortes Acosta as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tung lands an elbow inside that Cortes Acosta shrugs off.
It looks like Angelo Cortes Acosta has been cut.
Tung using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cortes Acosta has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tung connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cortes Acosta's face.
Cortes Acosta taking a breather.
Cortes Acosta is trying to break the clinch but Tung has him pressed against the cage.
Tung scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cortes Acosta takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tung.
Tung has Cortes Acosta pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Cortes Acosta is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Tung - that's hurt Cortes Acosta badly! Oh, another knee lands and Cortes Acosta is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Cortes Acosta doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Timmy Tung!
Timmy Tung is the new lightweight champion!
Timmy Tung decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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energy
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hype
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