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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kwasi Kwong (ranked 138 p4p, 145 weight class) and Valen Dreth (ranked 18 p4p, 19 weight class). Valen Dreth is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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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 29 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kwasi Kwong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Valen Dreth!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dreth connects with a jab.
Dreth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kwong.
Kwong misses with a head kick.
Kwong avoids the body shot from Dreth.
Dreth looks to land a left hand but Kwong moved out of range nicely.
Kwong lands with an uppercut that bounces Dreth off the cage and back into range.
Dreth scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kwong in his tracks.
Dreth will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dreth has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kwong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dreth takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kwong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dreth moves away.
Kwong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kwong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kwong looks to land a right hand but Dreth moved out of range.
Dreth with a hook.
Dreth blocks the body kick.
Dreth decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dreth thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kwong's head.
Dreth throws a strike but Kwong avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dreth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dreth throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dreth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dreth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dreth throwing strikes from guard but Kwong blocks nicely.
Kwong is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kwong decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Kwasi Kwong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dreth takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kwong swings for the body but Dreth moves out of range.
Dreth thuds his right hand into Kwong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kwong tries to close the distance and clinch but Dreth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kwong takes one to the side of the head.
Kwong moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dreth takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kwong is looking to slow Dreth down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dreth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dreth takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kwong takes a swing at Dreth's ribcage but misses.
Dreth moves away from the strike by Kwong.
Dreth feints the counter takedown.
Good leg kick by Kwong.
Kwong moves out of range as Dreth strikes.
Dreth moves out of range of the strikes.
Dreth with a nice calf kick.
Dreth connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kwong. Kwong circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dreth throws an overhand right that lands on Kwong's shoulder, as Kwong tries to avoid the shot.
Valen Dreth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dreth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kwong.
A jab from Dreth misses.
Dreth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kwong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Kwong misses the target.
Kwong doesn't manage to clinch there - Dreth circles away.
Kwong misses the jab.
Kwong pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dreth is out of range and Kwong settles back down.
Dreth throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kwong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kwong misses the shot to the body.
Kwong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dreth's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwong lands a nice shot to the body.
Dreth takes one to the side of the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Kwong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kwong lands an overhand right.
Kwong looks to land a combination but Dreth avoids it well.
Dreth buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kwong ducks under a wild hook from Dreth.
Kwong's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dreth connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kwong scrambles back to his feet.
Dreth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A head kick misses from Kwong.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good standup being displayed there by Dreth as he connects with a hook.
Kwong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kwong looks to score with a jab to the body but Dreth is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kwong just misses with a punch to the body.
Dreth is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kwong thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dreth if he has to take too many more of those.
Dreth takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kwong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dreth changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Dreth checks a leg kick nicely.
Kwong takes a swing at Dreth's ribcage but misses.
Dreth throws a hook but Kwong blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dreth is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kwong is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kwong swings for the body but Dreth moves out of range.
Kwong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dreth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kwong takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kwong loads up on a big right hand but Dreth slips the punch.
Dreth thuds his right hand into Kwong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kwong staying out of range there.
Kwong throws a head kick but Dreth moves out of range.
Dreth drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kwong defends it well.
Dreth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dreth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dreth connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kwong enables Dreth to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kwong manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dreth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dreth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kwong has his hands on Dreth's head, controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dreth throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kwong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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 Kwasi Kwong will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kwong lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dreth scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kwong in his tracks.
Kwong misses the shot to the body.
Dreth throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kwong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good shot there by Dreth.
Kwong swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Kwong. Those never looked like landing.
Dreth attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dreth connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kwong on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kwong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dreth can pounce on him.
Decent striking displayed by Kwong there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Dreth misses.
A punch lands to the side of Kwong 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kwong stuffs the takedown attempt from Dreth. Dreth gets slowly back to his feet.
Kwong throwing a counter right hand but Dreth manages to avoid it.
Dreth chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kwong can pounce on him.
Dreth moves out of range of the body kick from Kwong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwong just misses with a punch to the body.
Kwasi Kwong is winning the standup battle so far.
Kwong throws a low kick, looking for Dreth's leg but Dreth calmly moves out of range.
Dreth fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kwong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice sprawl there from Kwong as Dreth shoots in.
An inside leg kick lands from Kwong.
Kwong takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A slow jab from Dreth misses its intended target.
Kwong tries a low kick but Dreth avoids it.
Dreth with the counter takedown but Kwong avoids it easily.
Kwong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dreth throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kwong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dreth loads up on a big right hand but Kwong slips the punch.
Dreth scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dreth blocks the body kick.
Kwong dodges the punch combination from Dreth.
Dreth sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kwong ducks under a wild hook from Dreth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwong defending well as Dreth loads up on a big left hand.
Kwong is looking to counter punch.
Kwong lands with a kick to the temple. Dreth shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dreth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dreth throws a low kick, looking for Kwong's leg but Kwong calmly moves out of range.
Dreth avoids the body shot from Kwong.
Dreth throws a big shot that misses.
Kwong misses with a wild body shot.
Kwong looks to land a right hand but Dreth moved out of range.
Kwong misses with an uppercut. Dreth saw that one coming.
A big right from Dreth misses.
Dreth takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kwong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dreth's sensitive parts.
Dreth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kwong manages to avoid it.
Dreth misses with an uppercut. Kwong saw that one coming.
Kwong moves away from the strike by Dreth.
Kwong swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kwong pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dreth is out of range and Kwong settles back down.
Dreth takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kwong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dreth.
Kwong throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dreth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kwong.
A big right from Dreth misses.
Kwong appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kwong misses with a wild body shot.
Dreth is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dreth with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kwong to score with a decent uppercut.
Kwong slips under a jab from Dreth.
Dreth shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kwong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dreth moves away.
Dreth lands a nice shot to the body.
Kwong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kwong.
Dreth staying out of range there.
Kwong takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dreth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kwong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dreth throws out the jab.
Kwong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kwong throws a front kick that sends Dreth stumbling back into the cage.
Dreth lands a jab to the nose.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dreth moves away from the strike by Kwong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwong throws a looping overhand right but Dreth ducks down to avoid it.
Kwong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dreth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kwong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kwong swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kwong missing with a left hand there. Dreth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dreth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kwong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dreth dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kwong. That did some damage!
A big right from Kwong misses.
Dreth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dreth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kwong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kwong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dreth rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kwong counters with a one-two to the body.
Dreth tries a low kick but Kwong avoids it.
Kwong misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Dreth misses
and Kwong counters with a body kick.
Kwong loads up on a big right hand but Dreth slips the punch.
Dreth feints and then cracks Kwong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kwong down.
Dreth's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dreth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kwong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kwasi Kwong will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A decent looking cross lands there for Dreth.
Valen Dreth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dreth just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by Dreth.
Dreth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kwong.
Kwong ducks under a wild hook from Dreth.
Dreth checks a leg kick.
Kwong looks to land a body kick but Dreth moved away.
Kwong slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kwong uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kwong misses with a hook. Dreth ducked under it nicely.
Kwong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dreth misses with a low kick as Kwong jumps back.
Dreth has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kwong finds it's way round the side to connect with Dreth's head.
Kwong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dreth.
Kwong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dreth. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kwong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kwong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kwong moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dreth throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwong throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kwong. That's going to slow Dreth down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kwong.
Dreth missing with a left hand there. Kwong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dreth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kwong manages to avoid it.
Dreth tries to bum rush Kwong with a series of wild strikes but Kwong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kwong misses with a body kick.
Dreth is looking to slow Kwong down with leg kicks.
Dreth has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kwong finds it's way round the side to connect with Dreth's head.
Kwong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dreth blocks a head kick by Kwong.
Kwong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dreth momentarily.
Kwong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dreth takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dreth.
Kwong is looking to slow Dreth down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dreth with a nice calf kick.
Dreth needs to keep his hands up - Kwong had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kwong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dreth. Kwong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kwong works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kwong scores with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Kwong. That snapped Dreth's head back.
Kwong with the inside leg kick.
Kwong moves out of range as Dreth strikes.
Dreth tries to score with a low kick but Kwong moves his leg out of the way.
Kwong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dreth takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dreth misses the shot to the body.
Kwong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dreth misses with a straight left.
Kwong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dreth.
Dreth on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kwong cracks Dreth with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
No luck for Dreth with that takedown attempt.
Dreth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kwong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dreth.
Kwong scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dreth throws a hook to the side of Kwong's head but Kwong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dreth throws a looping overhand right but Kwong ducks down to avoid it.
Kwong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kwong misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters circling - Dreth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kwong lands with a hook. Dreth tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kwong throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Kwong does it's job there.
Dreth throws a hook but Kwong avoids it easily.
Kwong lands a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kwong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kwong lands a jab to the nose.
Dreth has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd cheers as Kwong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dreth doesn't seem phased though.
Dreth walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kwong. That's going to slow Dreth down.
Dreth throws a jab when Kwong was well out of range.
Dreth has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kwong.
Kwong jabs Dreth right on the nose. Dreth blinks but takes it well.
Dreth throws a hook to the side of Kwong's head but Kwong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kwong takes a swing at Dreth's ribcage but misses.
Dreth does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kwong takes a swing at Dreth's ribcage but misses.
Kwong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dreth can do to turn this around?
A slapping leg kick lands for Dreth.
Dreth darts in looking for a takedown but Kwong gets double underhooks and turns Dreth into the cage.
A counter left hand to the body from Kwong misses its target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dreth swats away the attempt to clinch by Kwong.
And Dreth tries to counter it with a takedown but Kwong pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kwong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dreth stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kwasi Kwong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kwong, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kwasi Kwong!
Kwasi Kwong thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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