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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mulk Visti (ranked 6077 p4p, 4325 weight class) and Roth Kanh (ranked 272 p4p, 236 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 cm 20 143 1 - 3 - 0 |
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177 cm 23 140 4 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling Solid boxing Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt Decent boxing Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mulk Visti! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roth Kanh! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Visti shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Visti wants to get back to his feet.
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. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kanh looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Kanh tries to roll over but Visti keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Visti stands up out of the half guard. Visti lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Roth Kanh has been cut. Visti throws a series of punches but Kanh moves out of range. Kanh is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. No joy there for Visti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Visti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Roth Kanh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. A punch combination from Visti misses. Kanh throws a body shot but no joy. Kanh lands a lovely overhand right. Visti looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Visti decides to return to a standing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Visti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kanh circles away quickly and effectively. Visti closes the distance and lands a one-two. Kanh tries to close the distance and clinch but Visti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Visti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Visti misses with a series of wild punches.
Kanh scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Kanh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Visti manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kanh on his heels. He'll look to pass Kanh's guard now, I'm sure. Kanh looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Visti passes into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Visti stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kanh fails to land with a series of punches.
Visti throws a big counter combination but Kanh scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Visti shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kanh is trying to defend but Visti finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Kanh trying to control from the bottom.
Kanh actively working from the bottom here.
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. Kanh looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Visti decides to stand and escape the position. Kanh tries to clinch but Visti moves out of range. Kanh doesn't manage to clinch there - Visti circles away.
Kanh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Visti.
Some wild striking there from Kanh.
Kanh misses the jab. Visti throws a series of punches but Kanh moves out of range. Visti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mulk Visti dominated that round. The cut man is working on Roth Kanh's cut. That's time! Visti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Kanh misses with a hook. Visti ducked under it nicely. An inside leg kick from Visti misses. Kanh is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Visti with a body shot. Visti misses with a double jab.
Kanh misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Visti decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Visti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kanh can do to turn this around? Visti decides to return to a standing position. Visti throws a right hand that Kanh ducks under and follows up with a left that Kanh also avoids with ease. Visti closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kanh's guard. Visti stands and steps away. Kanh gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Visti avoids a lazy jab quite easily. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A punch combination from Kanh misses. Visti misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Visti swats away the attempt to clinch by Kanh. Kanh misses with a hook. Kanh wants to clinch. Kanh tries to clinch up but Visti circles away and keeps his distance. Visti dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Kanh tries to close the distance and clinch but Visti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Kanh is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Visti misses with a double jab.
Visti slips under a jab. Visti throws a nice looking combination but Kanh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Visti gets a clinch. Visti holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Visti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Kanh letting Visti take a breather here. Kanh being controlled against the cage. Visti seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression. Kanh fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Visti is struggling to control the position. Visti stalling against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mulk Visti. Kanh lands a nice shot to the body.
Visti throws a series of punches but Kanh avoids them all with ease. Visti misses with a series of wild punches.
Visti tries to bum rush Kanh with a series of wild strikes but Kanh uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Mulk Visti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kanh is looking to clinch. Sloppy strikes from Visti. Those never looked like landing. A little jabbing left from Kanh on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Visti dives in and scores a takedown into Kanh's guard. Kanh had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Visti defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kanh working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Visti doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Kanh is tightening it up a little... Visti has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Visti reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Visti taps out! Nice BJJ there by Kanh!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Roth Kanh! A very excited looking Roth Kanh made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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