Eddie Ng
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Eddie Ng is a Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

 mixed martial artist
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

. He has a professional MMA record of 4-1.

Biography

Ng grew up in Chester-le-Street
Chester-le-Street
Chester-le-Street is a town in County Durham, England. It has a history going back to Roman times when it was called Concangis. The town is located south of Newcastle upon Tyne and west of Sunderland on the River Wear...

 in North East England
North East England
North East England is one of the nine official regions of England. It covers Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear, and Teesside . The only cities in the region are Durham, Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland...

 but both his parents are from Hong Kong. His idol was Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee was a Chinese American, Hong Kong actor, martial arts instructor, philosopher, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and founder of the Jeet Kune Do martial arts movement...

, and he taught himself Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art, combat sport, and a self defense system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting...

 using instructional videos.

He made his professional mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

 debut in 2007 against the much more experienced Lee Doski. Although Doski had already had 19 fights and faced fighters such as Paul Daley
Paul Daley
Paul Daley is an English professional mixed martial artist who has fought for EliteXC, Cage Rage, Strikeforce, BAMMA, Maximum Fighting Championship, Cage Warriors, Shark Fights, Impact FC, Pancrase and the Ultimate Fighting Championship...

, Dan Hardy
Dan Hardy
Dan Hardy is an English professional mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2004, Hardy fought in various promotions such as Cage Force and Cage Warriors before signing a contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship in 2008. He was...

 and Jess Liaudin
Jess Liaudin
Jess Liaudin is a French mixed martial artist who currently fights out of London, England. Jess trained in martial arts from eight years old; in karate initially and then moving on to kickboxing....

, Ng was still able to defeat him by first round technical knockout.

Ng's second fight was against Jason Ball in 2008 and Ng won via submission early in the first round. His first loss came against experienced Swedish fighter Joakim Enkberg at Strike and Submit 10 in 2009 with Enkberg winning by first round TKO.

Ng fought Steven Fenwick in November 2010, although known for his self taught BJJ skills he showed he his striking prowess by dropping Fenwick with a big left hook before jumping on him and getting the tap at 0:54 of the 1st round.

In 2011 Ng joined the Evolve Mixed Martial Arts fight team. He fought Yuan Chun Bo at ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion at the Singapore Indoor Stadium
Singapore Indoor Stadium
Singapore Indoor Stadium is an indoor sports arena, located in Kallang, Singapore.It was completed in 1989 and was officially opened by the, then, prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, on 31 December 1989. The building was built at a cost of S$ 90 million...

 on September 3, winning via KO early in the first round. After competing at welterweight all of his career this fight was at a catchweight of 160 lbs and Ng plans to drop down to the lightweight division.

Tournament Results

In early 2011, Ng flew to California to participate in the IBJJF World Championships in the White Belt - Middleweight section. He won through to the Final and faced off against Andrew Kerfoot of the Gracie Academy. Ng dominated most of the bout and won via decision and therefore became Gold Meddalist of his class. This was regarded as a huge feat within MMA circles as Ng is totally self taught in BJJ.

Mixed martial arts record

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|Win
|align=center|4-1
|Chun Bo Yuan
|KO (punches)
|ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion
ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion
ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion was the inaugural mixed martial arts event held by ONE Fighting Championship. The event took place on September 3, 2011 at the 12,000 capacity Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.-Background:...


|
|align=center|1
|align=center|0:45
|Kallang
Kallang
Kallang is an urban planning area and a subdivision located in the southeastern part of Singapore.It is probably best known for being the location of the Singapore Indoor Stadium & the old National Stadium, as well as the new Singapore Sports Hub...

, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...


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|-
|Win
|align=center|3-1
|Steven Fenwick
|Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
|Tyneside Fighting Championship
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|0:54
|Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...

, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...


|-
|Loss
|align=center|2-1
|Joakim Engberg
Joakim Engberg
Joakim Engberg is a Swedish professional mixed martial artist, Muay Thai kickboxer, and boxer. Joakim is a K-1 veteran and has fought for M-1 Global and Finnfight. Engberg recently appeared in K-1 Rumble of the Kings Qualification 2009 Malmö...


|TKO (slam and punches)
|Strike and Submit 10
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|3:02
|Gateshead
Gateshead
Gateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear, England and is the main settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead. Historically a part of County Durham, it lies on the southern bank of the River Tyne opposite Newcastle upon Tyne and together they form the urban core of Tyneside...

, England
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|-
|Win
|align=center|2-0
|Jason Ball
Jason Ball (martial artist)
Jason Ball is an English professional mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division. He began his professional MMA career in January 2005 as a welterweight, and has held the welterweight belt for the UK based organization Ultimate Force before surrendering the belt after making a...


|Submission (armbar)
|Goshin Ryu 23
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|align=center|1
|align=center|0:37
|England
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|-
|Win
|align=center|1-0
|Lee Doski
|TKO (cut)
|Goshin Ryu 20
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|align=center|1
|align=center|4:57
|England
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