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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sun Kai Ling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicholas Saoud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kai Ling comes to the ring accompanied by Bailamos - Enrique Inglesias. Nicholas Saoud is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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130 lbs
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149 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sun Kai Ling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nicholas Saoud!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Saoud misses
and Kai Ling counters by clinching up.
Kai Ling trying to land knees to the body.
Kai Ling lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Nicholas Saoud has been cut.
Saoud tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kai Ling avoids it.
Kai Ling trying to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kai Ling tries to land a knee to the head but Saoud blocks with his arms.
Kai Ling tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Saoud slowing the pace effectively.
Saoud managing to block the knees to the body from Kai Ling.
Kai Ling is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Saoud gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kai Ling goes for a takedown in the clinch but Saoud prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sun Kai Ling. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kai Ling misses with a knee to the head.
Kai Ling manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Saoud gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Saoud closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai Ling lands a knee to the body.
Saoud with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kai Ling unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Saoud is trying to stall.
Saoud blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kai Ling manages to break the clinch.
Kai Ling has taken the fight to the clinch.
Saoud stops a takedown attempt from Kai Ling.
Kai Ling using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Saoud has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Saoud is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Saoud gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kai Ling.
Saoud tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kai Ling landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai Ling stalling against the ropes.
Saoud throws an elbow but it misses.
Kai Ling using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Saoud has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kai Ling tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kai Ling lands a left hand.
Kai Ling blocks the elbow strike.
Saoud looking to throw knees to the head but Kai Ling is blocking nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saoud is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kai Ling misses with a knee strike.
Kai Ling connects with a knee to the head.
Kai Ling is trying to pull guard but Saoud has him pressed against the ropes.
Kai Ling wants to get back to striking at distance but Saoud won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saoud with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kai Ling tries to land knees in the clinch but Saoud avoids the damage to the body.
Saoud stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kai Ling is looking to control Saoud's arms but Saoud gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kai Ling has his back to the ropes.
Saoud stalls.
Kai Ling is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Saoud to keep the fight standing.
Saoud misses with an elbow over the top.
Saoud tries to land a knee to the head but Kai Ling blocks with his arms.
Kai Ling tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Saoud just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Kai Ling lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Saoud backwards.
Saoud creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kai Ling's defenses.
Saoud can't break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kai Ling is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Saoud is keeping busy.
Kai Ling gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kai Ling lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Come on Saoud - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kai Ling creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saoud's defenses.
Kai Ling blocks an elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saoud tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Saoud is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kai Ling wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Saoud has him pressed against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sun Kai Ling dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nicholas Saoud's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Saoud clinches up against the ropes.
Kai Ling misses with a knee strike.
A nice left hand lands by Kai Ling.
Kai Ling throws a knee to the head but misses.
Saoud tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kai Ling just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Kai Ling blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kai Ling misses with a knee to the head.
Kai Ling leaning against his opponent.
Saoud misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kai Ling.
Saoud looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kai Ling lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kai Ling is trying to break the clinch but Saoud has him pressed against the ropes.
Saoud gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kai Ling.
Saoud is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kai Ling is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai Ling gets through Saoud's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kai Ling is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Saoud pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Saoud misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kai Ling.
Kai Ling escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saoud gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kai Ling lands an elbow inside that Saoud shrugs off.
Saoud misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kai Ling.
Saoud wants to stall.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kai Ling here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kai Ling is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Saoud lands an elbow just above Kai Ling 's eye.
Kai Ling connects with a knee to the head.
Kai Ling tries a knee to the head but Saoud blocks it.
Kai Ling has hold of one of Saoud's legs. Saoud is fighting the takedown attempt but Kai Ling gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saoud is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai Ling has gone for a leg lock! Saoud slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kai Ling's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kai Ling is working an open guard so Saoud takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Saoud gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kai Ling lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kai Ling tries to pull guard but Saoud forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sun Kai Ling. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kai Ling lands a knee to the body.
Saoud trying to land knees to the body.
Kai Ling tries a knee to the head but Saoud blocks it.
Kai Ling tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kai Ling jumps guard.
Saoud wants to get up but he can't break Kai Ling's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Saoud stands up and waves to Kai Ling to follow him.
Saoud moves into the clinch.
Kai Ling lands an elbow that stopped Saoud in his tracks for a moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Saoud as Kai Ling tries to tie him up.
Kai Ling connects with a knee to the head.
Saoud using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kai Ling has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kai Ling looking to throw knees to the head but Saoud is blocking nicely.
Kai Ling pulls guard effortlessly.
Saoud gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kai Ling tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saoud has Kai Ling pressed against the ropes, preventing Kai Ling from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kai Ling drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kai Ling effectively controlling the action here.
Saoud using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saoud takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Saoud throws an elbow but misses.
Kai Ling tries to pull guard but Saoud forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sun Kai Ling will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nicholas Saoud's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Saoud rushes Kai Ling and presses him up against the ropes.
Saoud blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saoud trying to land knees to the body.
Sun Kai Ling has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kai Ling lands a left hand.
A short body shot lands from Kai Ling as the two fighters clinch.
Saoud working Kai Ling over with knees to the body.
Saoud missing with knees to the body.
Saoud looking to slow down the pace here.
Kai Ling blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saoud landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kai Ling is looking for a takedown.
Kai Ling tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kai Ling managing to block the knees to the body from Saoud.
Kai Ling drops down looking for an ankle pick but Saoud pulls his leg out and moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saoud clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai Ling using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Saoud has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Saoud trying to land knees to the body.
Saoud misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kai Ling.
Saoud stalling in the clinch but Kai Ling improves position.
Saoud throws an elbow but it misses.
Saoud throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kai Ling lands a knee to the body.
Kai Ling tries to land a knee to the head but Saoud blocks with his arms.
Saoud is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kai Ling is defending well for now.
Saoud throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Saoud tries to land a knee to the head but Kai Ling blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Kai Ling.
Kai Ling working Saoud over with knees to the body.
Saoud creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kai Ling goes for a takedown in the clinch but Saoud prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sun Kai Ling. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saoud missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Saoud.
Kai Ling on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kai Ling lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Saoud has Kai Ling pushed against the ropes.
Saoud trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kai Ling stalling in the clinch but Saoud improves position.
Kai Ling lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saoud tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kai Ling putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Saoud in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kai Ling connects with a knee to the head.
Saoud is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Kai Ling gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kai Ling is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kai Ling comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kai Ling is trying to drag Saoud to the mat but Saoud just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Saoud using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kai Ling has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kai Ling goes for a takedown attempt but Saoud pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Saoud takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kai Ling scores a nice knee to the body.
Kai Ling tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kai Ling tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Saoud is trying to maintain a safe position but Kai Ling gets an underhook and turns Saoud into the ropes.
Saoud trying to land knees to the body.
Kai Ling misses with a knee strike.
Kai Ling lands a knee to the body.
Kai Ling with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saoud misses with a knee to the head.
Saoud trying to control the position but instead, Kai Ling has worked for underhooks and has pushed Saoud into the ropes.
Nicholas Saoud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sun Kai Ling is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kai Ling blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nicholas Saoud.
I think Kai Ling 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sun Kai Ling!
Sun Kai Ling thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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