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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Way Nada (ranked 23403 p4p, 23463 weight class) and Yawa Kiang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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68 - 71 - 6 |
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49 - 90 - 4 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 68 - 71 - 6, fighting out of Las Vegas, Way Nada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 49 - 90 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yawa Kiang!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Nada closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kiang circles away.
Kiang counters with a body kick.
Nada shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kiang defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid body kick from Kiang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nada slaps away a takedown attempt from Kiang, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kiang tries to sprawl but Nada drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Nada is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kiang trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nada controlling the pace.
Kiang regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Nada.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nada is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nada shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kiang sprawls well. Kiang wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nada gets slowly back to his feet.
Kiang counters with a body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Way Nada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four 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.
Nada throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kiang's waist but Kiang gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nada off to one side.
Nada fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kiang enables Nada to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kiang manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kiang controlling Nada's posture.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kiang wants to sweep but no luck.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yawa Kiang will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kiang fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And Nada counters with a quick kick to the body but Kiang blocks it.
Nada drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kiang wants to get back to his feet but Nada passes into half guard.
Nada is thwarting Kiang's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nada passes into side control, despite Kiang's attempt to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nada trying to control the action but Kiang is working from the bottom.
Way Nada overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nada working away.
A lull in the action here.
Nada in side control, throwing shots but Kiang defends.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
A lull in the action here.
Kiang tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiang is trying to escape the position but Nada is controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kiang stuffs the takedown.
Nada shoots in for a takedown but Kiang shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kiang counters with a body kick.
Nada closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kiang seems a little lost for a moment, as Nada dominates the positioning.
Kiang defending against the ground and pound.
Nada is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kiang can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiang is pushing Nada's head away, looking to escape. Nada manages to hold on to the position though.
Kiang is trying to control Nada's posture but Nada avoids it.
Nada happy to just control the position for now.
You can see the frustration on Kiang's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Way Nada dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kiang fails with a takedown attempt.
Kiang will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nada thinks about countering with a head kick.
Nada fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kiang avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nada closes the distance and clinches up with Kiang, looking for a takedown. Nada pushes Kiang against the cage but Kiang circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kiang thinks about the counter body kick.
Nada fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Way Nada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nada closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kiang's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nada's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kiang managing to control the position.
Nada is looking to work some ground and pound but Kiang has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiang looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Nada puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Nada is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nada prevents Kiang from improving his position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nada shoots and misses
and Kiang makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Nada really felt that one!
Nada fails to land the takedown.
Kiang is looking for the big counter here.
Nada misses with a kick to the body.
Kiang is looking for the big counter here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nada swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Way Nada.
I think Nada 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Way Nada!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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