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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brad Darren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asiong Salonga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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173 cm
26
147 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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 St Petersburg, Brad Darren! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Asiong Salonga! The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Salonga digs a good body shot into Darren's ribs. Darren gets a clinch. Salonga prevents the takedown attempt.
Darren prevents Salonga from breaking the clinch. Darren pushes off an throws an elbow but Salonga leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Salonga gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. Darren blocking the ground and pound attempt from Salonga. Salonga is thwarting Darren's attempts to control the position. Salonga is nestled in close to Darren, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Darren tries to get to full guard but Salonga has control of the leg. This has been an exciting period of action! Darren taking some punishment here, with Salonga in his half guard. Salonga thows a huge punch but Darren dodges it nicely.
Salonga lands with a punch from half guard. Darren actively working from the bottom here. Salonga really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Darren. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Salonga thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Salonga is thwarting Darren's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Darren slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Salonga with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Darren not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Salonga content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Darren is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Salonga is aware though and is defending well. Salonga stands up over Darren, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Salonga distracts Darren with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Salonga is working Darren over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Salonga working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Darren's head. Salonga throws a big elbow that misses. Salonga throwing strikes from guard but Darren blocks nicely. Darren has momentary wrist control but Salonga slips an elbow through the middle. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Salonga is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Salonga is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Salonga connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Salonga with a flurry of punches that miss. Salonga lands a couple of elbows.
Darren is rocked! Salonga lands a couple of digs. Oh Darren is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Hammerfist, elbow! yells Salonga's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Salonga arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Darren's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Asiong Salonga! A victorious Asiong Salonga thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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