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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bom Baclart (ranked 3149 p4p, 23345 weight class) and Yawa Kiang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 cm 33 160 51 - 109 - 4 |
BJJ Blue Belt Solid Muay Thai Self confident |
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BJJ Blue Belt Counter fighter Knockout power |
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bom Baclart! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 51 - 109 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yawa Kiang! The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baclart drives through and clinches with Kiang against the cage.
Baclart with a knee to the head.
Baclart pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kiang scores with a takedown into Baclart's guard.
Baclart uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Kiang shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baclart manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kiang on his heels. He'll look to pass Kiang's guard now, I'm sure. Kiang looking to control.
Baclart not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Kiang keeping full guard, as Baclart tries to pass.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Baclart controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Baclart tries to free his leg and advance position but Kiang is retaining full guard. Baclart controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Baclart tries to free his leg and advance position but Kiang is retaining full guard.
 The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kiang enables Baclart to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kiang manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Baclart engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Baclart wants to pass the guard but Kiang is keeping the position. Baclart is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Kiang seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Baclart looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Baclart sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kiang's guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Baclart has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Baclart takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bom Baclart dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Baclart lands a head kick. Kiang smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Baclart throws a head kick that half lands.
Baclart moves into the clinch successfully.
Kiang takes an elbow to the forehead.
Baclart has picked Kiang up - he's going for a ride! Baclart dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake. Baclart wants to pass to mount but Kiang is defending the position. Baclart keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Baclart seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kiang for as long as he can get away with.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Baclart tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kiang knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
 The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Baclart lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A good leg kick by Baclart. Baclart misses with a double jab.
Bom Baclart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Baclart connects with a high kick. Baclart is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kiang can do to turn this around?
Baclart changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kiang looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Baclart taking a breather here. Baclart's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Bom Baclart overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
 The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Baclart gets a double leg takedown into Kiang's guard. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Baclart stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kiang swivels though and keeps the full guard. Kiang can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Baclart controls the pace. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bom Baclart dominated that second round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Baclart darts in and clinches Kiang up against the cage.
Baclart tightens his grip and picks Kiang up, before dumping him to the ground. Kiang manages to land in guard. Baclart trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Baclart showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Baclart trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kiang manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
 We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kiang won't allow Baclart to get back to his feet.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Baclart wants to get back to his feet but Kiang passes into half guard.
Kiang prevents Baclart from standing back up.
Baclart on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Baclart tries to get out of the position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baclart makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Baclart closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Baclart lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kiang backwards.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baclart pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Baclart throws a sloppy head kick and Kiang counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. Both fighters circling a little - Baclart finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Kiang takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Baclart scores with a spinning back kick! The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baclart gets in close and instigates a clinch. Baclart lands a nice uppercut. Baclart connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Baclart.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Kiang goes for a takedown in the clinch but Baclart prevents it.
Kiang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Baclart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. A kick lands to the mid section there for Baclart. Baclart closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Baclart clinches with his opponent.
Baclart gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Baclart 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. Kiang keeping full guard, as Baclart tries to pass. Yawa Kiang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Baclart not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that's the end of the fight! Bom Baclart showed his dominance in that final round. Well Baclart has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27 Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27 Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bom Baclart! Bom Baclart thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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