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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Kai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colton Cates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kai comes into the arena with israel kamakawiwo'ole - Hawaii '78 blaring out of the sound system. Matt Kai is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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175 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
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180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Kai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colton Cates!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kai wants to clinch.
Kai drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cates striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Kai is trying to ground and pound but Cates uses the momentary lack of control by Kai to regain half guard.
Cates is looking to improve his position.
Kai blocks the strikes from Cates.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cates looking for submissions off his back.
Kai missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cates actively working from the bottom here.
Kai is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cates sees it coming and defends easily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cates scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kai sneaks back into half guard.
Kai trying to hold on to Cates's head to control him but Cates postures up.
Cates throws a strike but Kai avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Kai looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kai pushes a forearm under Cates's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Cates is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matt Kai!
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energy
A | B |
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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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