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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yung Hung Dong (ranked 129 p4p, 7 weight class) and Santosh Nagasaki (ranked 225 p4p, 13 weight class). Nagasaki has chosen Execute Plan: Nuclear Tortoise as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 cm
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145 lbs
21 - 13 - 1 |
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170 cm
30
144 lbs
21 - 12 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yung Hung Dong! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Santosh Nagasaki! The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dong motions for Nagasaki to come forward. Dong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Nice sprawl there from Dong as Nagasaki shoots in. Dong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Dong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dong ducks under a wild hook from Nagasaki. Dong went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Dong just misses with a punch to the body.
Nagasaki is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Nagasaki missing with a left hand there. Dong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. A swing and a miss from Dong. Nagasaki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dong momentarily.
Dong misses with an uppercut. A solid leg kick lands there for Dong.
Nagasaki scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Dong taking punishment in the form of punches.
Dong is looking for a sweep. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Nagasaki wants to control but Dong is keeping him busy. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Nagasaki lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. Nagasaki scores with punches from side control. Dong prevents Nagasaki from moving into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dong tries to improve position but can't. Nagasaki lands a few punches from side control. Nagasaki lands a few punches from side control. Dong manages to get back to half guard. Dong is looking to improve his position.
Dong is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nagasaki scores with a couple of nice shots. Nagasaki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Nagasaki is looking to take a break and control but Dong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Nagasaki keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. Ground and pound from Nagasaki.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nagasaki lands with a punch from half guard. Nagasaki is looking to stall here but Dong recovers full guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Dong is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Nagasaki rolls with it to try and escape but Dong cranks on the arm and Nagasaki is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yung Hung Dong! During a confident post fight interview, Yung Hung Dong thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
49% |
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