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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Vang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zaphyrus Strike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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161 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joshua Vang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zaphyrus Strike!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strike moves into the clinch successfully.
Strike breaks the clinch.
A jab from Strike does it's job there.
Strike closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Strike manages to break the clinch.
Strike darts in and clinches Vang up against the cage.
Strike misses with a knee strike.
Strike misses with an elbow over the top.
Vang is trying to pull guard but Strike turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Vang tries to break the clinch but Strike is controlling the position.
Strike lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Strike lands a nice uppercut.
Strike tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vang avoids it.
Vang fails to pull guard.
Nice elbow from Strike.
It looks like Joshua Vang has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strike misses with a punch to the body.
Strike throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strike's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vang goes for a double leg but Strike avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Strike continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joshua Vang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strike clinches with his opponent.
Vang misses with the head strike.
Vang misses with the head strike.
Strike breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Strike has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vang is trying to break the clinch but Strike has him pressed against the cage.
Vang is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Vang tries to pull guard but Strike won't allow it.
Strike tries to land knees in the clinch but Vang avoids the damage to the body.
Strike lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vang scores with a shot to the side of Strike's head.
Strike working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strike breaks the clinch.
Vang fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Strike closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strike breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vang looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Vang thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Strike's head.
Vang sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Strike defending well though.
Strike tries to kick Vang off but Vang keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Strike manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Vang keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Vang jumps guard but Strike stands there with Vang around his waist. Vang gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strike lands a good knee to the midsection. Vang won't want to take too many of those.
Strike creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A right hand to the body from Strike.
Strike misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice body punch from Strike - that landed with a thud.
Strike breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strike manages to avoid it.
Strike closes the distance and clinches.
Strike lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Strike scores with a hook to the body.
Strike gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vang is breathing heavily.
Vang working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strike with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Strike manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Strike as Vang shoots in.
Strike gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strike escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vang fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vang digs a good hook to Strike's body.
Strike clinches up against the cage.
Strike lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Strike lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Strike lands an elbow that stopped Vang in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zaphyrus Strike dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joshua Vang's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Strike throws a sloppy head kick and Vang moves out of range easily.
Strike closes the distance and pushes Vang back into the cage.
Strike's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Strike pushes Vang up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Strike.
Vang is trying to pull guard but Strike turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Strike doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vang has had enough of the clinch but Strike keeps him there for the moment.
Strike pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vang lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strike clinches with his opponent.
Vang is trying to break the clinch but Strike has him pressed against the cage.
Vang is trying to break free.
Vang tries to break the clinch but Strike is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vang jumps guard but Strike turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Strike escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vang scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Strike looks like he's trying to stand up.
Strike pushes Vang off and gets back to his feet.
Strike gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vang is trying to pull guard but Strike has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joshua Vang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Still in the clinch, Strike scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vang blocks an elbow strike.
Vang misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strike lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vang jumps guard and drags Strike to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Strike decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Strike clinches up against the cage.
Strike tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Strike has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Strike lands an elbow that stopped Vang in his tracks for a moment.
Strike misses with a knee strike.
Strike manages to break the clinch.
Zaphyrus Strike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strike moves into range and clinches up with Vang.
Strike creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vang's defenses.
Vang has a couple of punches blocked by Strike.
A short right from Vang on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vang jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Strike walks away with a smile on his face. Vang gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Zaphyrus Strike is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Strike throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vang.
Vang is rocked!
Strike has managed to clinch.
Oh Vang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Strike breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Strike lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Strike instigates a clinch.
Strike landing knees to the head.
Zaphyrus Strike seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Strike creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Vang! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Strike.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zaphyrus Strike!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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