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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yawa Kiang (ranked 23293 p4p, 23233 weight class) and Way Nada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 43 - 80 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yawa Kiang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 61 - 62 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Way Nada!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg 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.
Nada stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nada wants it to stay on the feet.
Nada was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nada shoots in looking for a takedown. Kiang tries to sprawl out of it but Nada keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kiang manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kiang is looking to counter with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nada throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kiang's waist but Kiang gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nada off to one side.
Kiang is looking to counter with a body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Kiang. No joy for Nada on that attempt.
Yawa Kiang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Way Nada.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiang closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nada's guard.
Kiang's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nada controls Kiang momentarily but Kiang frees himself.
Kiang throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nada works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nada wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kiang content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kiang throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nada's waist but Nada gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kiang off to one side.
Nada feints the counter takedown.
Kiang tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nada defends well and Kiang ends up having to push Nada into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nada gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nada in particular looking to stall.
Let's hope that Nada has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Kiang keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
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.
Nada performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kiang is trying to get back to full guard.
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!
Nada changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kiang tries to avoid it but Nada manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kiang to the ground. Kiang escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
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 Yawa Kiang will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kiang tries for a takedown but Nada circles away easily
and Nada counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nada throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kiang to regain full guard.
Nada is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nada is fighting to break Kiang's control of his arms but Kiang is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nada slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nada trying to control the position from guard on top but Kiang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kiang misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nada is trying to counter with his kicks.
Kiang has a takedown stuffed.
Nada shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yawa Kiang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nada fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nada shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nada stalling.
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.
Way Nada showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kiang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kiang defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nada.
It appears Kiang was looking to counter with a kick there.
Nada shoots in for a double leg but Kiang sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kiang tries for a takedown but Nada sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nada stuffs the takedown.
Despite the aggression on Nada's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiang is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nada's half guard.
Nada is trying to maintain the position but Kiang is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiang seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nada has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kiang is working away from the top position though.
Nada is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Kiang is staying active.
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.
Kiang takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nada is concentrating on defense, preventing Kiang from advancing position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kiang gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Nada counters with a single leg into guard. Kiang didn't expect that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiang looking to control.
Nada not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Nada.
Kiang has Nada pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nada is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nada is continuing to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nada tries for a takedown but Kiang circles away easily
and Kiang counters with a right hand to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yawa Kiang showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kiang 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 29:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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hype
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