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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Minatay Mibangon (ranked 24676 p4p, 24616 weight class) and Wala Sapi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wala Sapi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 cm
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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 12 - 25 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Minatay Mibangon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wala Sapi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
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.
Sapi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mibangon controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Sapi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sapi trying to control the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mibangon controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sapi controlling the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sapi throws a lazy body kick
and Mibangon counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sapi is pulling down on Mibangon's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mibangon controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sapi is controlling Mibangon's posture.
Mibangon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sapi is keeping the position for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
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.
Mibangon closes the distance and clinches up with Sapi, looking for a takedown. Mibangon pushes Sapi against the cage but Sapi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sapi shoots and misses
so Mibangon counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mibangon sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mibangon seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sapi for as long as he can get away with.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Minatay Mibangon will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mibangon shoots for a double leg takedown but Sapi sprawls well. He's pushed Mibangon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And Sapi responds with a good body kick, but Mibangon manages to step out the way in time.
Mibangon shoots in looking for a takedown but Sapi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mibangon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sapi is trying to counter with his kicks.
Mibangon fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sapi sprawls well initially but Mibangon persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sapi desperately trying to maintain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapi trying to control but Mibangon postures up.
Still in half guard, Mibangon seems content to control.
Sapi missing with punches from the bottom.
Sapi is controlling Mibangon's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two 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.
Mibangon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sapi tries to avoid it but Mibangon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sapi to the ground. Sapi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Minatay Mibangon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mibangon decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sapi wants to control but Mibangon is keeping busy.
Sapi has his hands clasped together around Mibangon's back. He's all about the action.
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.
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.
Mibangon is taking a breather. Sapi says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sapi tries to get to full guard but Mibangon has control of the leg.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sapi stuffs the takedown attempt from Mibangon. Mibangon gets slowly back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Minatay Mibangon dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mibangon has his takedown stuffed
and Sapi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sapi not doing much here.
Mibangon wants to improve his position but Sapi is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mibangon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sapi can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mibangon trying to control but Sapi postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sapi shoots in but no luck this time.
Mibangon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mibangon controlling the position.
Mibangon looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sapi being controlled here momentarily.
Sapi 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.
Sapi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Minatay Mibangon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sapi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sapi shoots in looking for a takedown but Mibangon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sapi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mibangon thinks about countering with a body kick.
Wala Sapi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Minatay Mibangon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sapi tries to sprawl but Mibangon drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mibangon stalling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wala Sapi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mibangon 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Minatay Mibangon!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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