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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Minatay Mibangon (ranked 23554 p4p, 23507 weight class) and Wala Sapi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 44 - 61 - 10, fighting out of Las Vegas, Minatay Mibangon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 56 - 50 - 10, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wala Sapi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
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.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sapi or perhaps it was just good defense by Mibangon, which made it look bad.
It appears Mibangon was looking to counter with a kick there.
Mibangon fails with the takedown.
Sapi follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mibangon misses with a body kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sapi closes the distance and clinches up with Mibangon, looking for a takedown. Sapi pushes Mibangon against the cage but Mibangon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mibangon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sapi somewhat.
Minatay Mibangon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wala Sapi.
Sapi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mibangon tries to avoid it but Sapi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mibangon to the ground. Mibangon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And Mibangon counters with a quick kick to the body but Sapi blocks it.
Sapi misses with a body kick.
Sapi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sapi controlling from the top position.
Sapi looking to sit in guard and control but Mibangon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mibangon not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Mibangon has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sapi managing to control the position.
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.
Mibangon won't allow Sapi to sweep him here.
Mibangon's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mibangon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sapi was well out of range. Poor timing from Mibangon.
Sapi closes the distance and clinches up with Mibangon, looking for a takedown. Sapi pushes Mibangon against the cage but Mibangon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mibangon tries to counter with a takedown but Sapi is quick to defend against it.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
No luck for Mibangon with that takedown attempt.
Sapi replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Mibangon blocks it well.
Sapi dives in and grabs Mibangon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mibangon pushes down on Sapi's head and hops out.
Mibangon throws a quick counter kick to the body but Sapi avoids it.
Sapi tries for a takedown but Mibangon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mibangon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sapi steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sapi not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mibangon wants to improve his position but Sapi is controlling well.
Mibangon gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sapi controlling from the top position.
Mibangon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sapi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sapi stuffs the takedown.
And Sapi responds with a good body kick, but Mibangon manages to step out the way in time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Minatay Mibangon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sapi tries to sprawl but Mibangon drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Mibangon seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sapi is trying is best to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mibangon trying to control the action but Sapi is working from the bottom.
Mibangon is looking to advance position but Sapi won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mibangon seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wala Sapi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mibangon stuffs the takedown attempt from Sapi. Sapi gets slowly back to his feet.
Sapi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sapi is looking to take a break and control but Mibangon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Mibangon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sapi wants to control but Mibangon is keeping him busy.
Mibangon isn't going anywhere.
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.
Mibangon can't do much from the bottom here.
Mibangon is trying to get back to half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
You can see the frustration on Mibangon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Mibangon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sapi is fending him off so far but Mibangon persists. Nope, Sapi circles away and we're back to standing.
Sapi steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sapi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mibangon is trying to defend but Sapi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sapi is thwarting Mibangon's attempts to control the position.
Sapi controlling the action here.
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.
Mibangon wants to control but Sapi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sapi thows a huge punch but Mibangon dodges it nicely.
Sapi not doing much here.
Mibangon trying to control here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wala Sapi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sapi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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