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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lao Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rye King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lao Kong had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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170 cm
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155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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173 cm
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150 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lao Kong! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rye King! The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! King avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King. Kong gets caught flat footed, as King shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. King slips nicely into half guard. King works his foot free and advances to mount. King content just to control the position here. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Kong really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
King is landing with some decent strikes but Kong is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. King scores with a couple of good head shots there.
King tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. King has hold of Kong's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kong manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's one minute gone in the round. King trying to control but Kong is having none of it. King punching from mount but Kong doing a good job of avoiding damage. Kong working to try and regain half guard.
King is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Kong to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kong shrugs it off. Kong defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from King. King content just to control the position here.
That's two 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. Kong sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. King is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kong is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Kong is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but King pulls his head out easily. Kong is looking to get back to full guard here but King has managed to pass to side control instead. Kong is breathing heavily. King working for a submission but Kong is keeping him at bay. King trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kong is looking to improve his position but King isn't that keen on the idea. King trying to control but he's not successful this time. King working away from the top, dropping strikes. King pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Kong is bucking up trying to escape but King cracks him with another couple of good strikes. King looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet. King wants to control the pace but Kong is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. King tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Kong tries to reverse the position but King maintains control. King jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kong manages to avoid the submission attempt. Kong is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard. King seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Kong is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rye King!
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A |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
49% |
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