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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Arona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Vongkhamchanh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vongkhamchanh has chosen Pac Div - Shine as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tommy Vongkhamchanh has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lucas Arona's chin.
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186 cm
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185 lbs
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180 cm
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190 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Arona! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tommy Vongkhamchanh! The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Arona tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vongkhamchanh swats him away and circles back towards the center. Vongkhamchanh moves into range and clinches up with Arona. Vongkhamchanh pulls guard. Vongkhamchanh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Arona throws and elbow that misses. Vongkhamchanh uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Arona's guard. Nice move by Vongkhamchanh! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Vongkhamchanh is looking to work some ground and pound but Arona has wrist control. Arona controls Vongkhamchanh momentarily but Vongkhamchanh frees himself. Arona is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. Vongkhamchanh is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Arona pushes Vongkhamchanh off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vongkhamchanh throws a head kick that misses. Vongkhamchanh takes the fight into the clinch. Arona pulls Vongkhamchanh into guard.
Arona has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Vongkhamchanh stops Arona from standing up. Vongkhamchanh not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Vongkhamchanh drops back, looking for a kneebar! Arona looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Arona looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Arona! Vongkhamchanh taking a bit of punishment here - Arona scoring with strikes. Vongkhamchanh manages to work his way to half guard, despite Arona's best efforts. Vongkhamchanh avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Arona. Vongkhamchanh keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Arona throws a strike but Vongkhamchanh avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Arona trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Arona lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Arona trying to control but Vongkhamchanh is working from the bottom. Vongkhamchanh striking off his back but it's not causing Arona any problems. Arona landing with the ground and pound. Arona stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vongkhamchanh swivels though and keeps the full guard. Vongkhamchanh striking off his back. Vongkhamchanh wriggles free and stands up. Arona closes the distance looking to clinch and Vongkhamchanh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Vongkhamchanh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arona throws a head kick that misses. Vongkhamchanh fails with a takedown attempt. Arona closes the distance but Vongkhamchanh moves to the side and Vongkhamchanh counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Vongkhamchanh pushes Arona back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Vongkhamchanh just leaning against Arona, taking a breather. Arona is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vongkhamchanh gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Arona is breathing heavily. Arona can't get the takedown.
Vongkhamchanh lands a knee to the body.
Vongkhamchanh unloads a knee to the mid-section. Arona prevents the takedown attempt.
Vongkhamchanh gets control of Arona's arms and successfully pulls guard. Vongkhamchanh will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. Vongkhamchanh working a defensive guard here.
Vongkhamchanh has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. Vongkhamchanh has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Arona doesn't defend quickly enough and Vongkhamchanh has managed to lock this one up! Can Arona escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Vongkhamchanh on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tommy Vongkhamchanh!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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