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00:00:01Welcome back. This tale of the tape is brought to you by V-Chain. Rewarding fans for making better choices
00:00:07every day. Download V-World today and earn with purpose. The veteran who is ranked in the top 15, Alex
00:00:13Perez, small betting favorite, four years older than Sumudarji. Sumudarji two inches taller. We highlight the heavy edge of six
00:00:21and a half inches in reach for Sumudarji. Setting the table inside the octagon, Joe Martinez.
00:00:27Yes. Well, ladies and gentlemen, here we go. From Galaxy Arena here in Macau, China. A very good evening and
00:00:39welcome to UFC Fight Night. Song versus Figueredo. And now, ladies and gentlemen, we are set to go three rounds
00:00:47this in the UFC Flyweight Division. Introducing to you first, fighting another blue corner. He's a striker sitting five feet,
00:00:57eight inches tall.
00:00:57He weighed in at the flyweight limit, 126 pounds, and holds a record of 19 victories. With seven defeats, he
00:01:05finds out of and represents Sichuan, China.
00:01:09He is the Tibetan Eagle. He is the Tibetan Eagle, Subudarji.
00:01:22And across the other, to the other, his opponent. And again, his opponent in the red corner. A freestyle fighter
00:01:28sitting five feet, six inches tall. He weighed a bit, officially 125 and one half pounds, and holds a veteran
00:01:34record of 26 victories. With 10 defeats, he finds out of Lamar, California, USA.
00:01:42A. Here is
00:01:46Alex
00:01:47Perez
00:01:51And
00:01:52In charge of the action
00:01:53Mark Craig
00:01:57Mark Craig
00:01:58Will handle the flyweights
00:01:59Red de la Cruz
00:02:00Helps to start our main card
00:02:05Three more fighters
00:02:06From China on the main card
00:02:08They of course include
00:02:09Song Yudong and Zhang Minyang
00:02:12In the top two
00:02:13Sumudarji
00:02:13The other who starts
00:02:15The main card with a chance to jump into the top 15
00:02:18Sumudarji is in red
00:02:19Alex Perez is in white
00:02:21I mean you can just see the length
00:02:24Of Sumudarji
00:02:30But it's not just the length
00:02:32It's the way that he uses it
00:02:33That's perfect
00:02:35Waiting for the shot
00:02:36Counted
00:02:38Brilliantly
00:02:39That's how you time it for Alex Perez
00:02:46Clipped in there
00:02:47Like we say last time out against Charles Johnson
00:02:50He felt like he had a chip on his shoulder
00:02:52He felt like he was angry at the world
00:02:53And took it out of Charles Johnson
00:02:56And he's doing the same thing here
00:02:58Looks very aggressive early
00:03:03Sumudarji's
00:03:04Superpower over the last three fights
00:03:05Has been his ability to hit and not be hit
00:03:08Actually only absorbed 56 strikes
00:03:10In his last three fights
00:03:11Which all went the distance
00:03:13So only about six strikes per round
00:03:15Which is kind of crazy
00:03:16Very loose
00:03:17And forwards throwing big punches
00:03:19Went to the body
00:03:20Then came upstairs
00:03:21With the same hand
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00:03:58See Mudarji trying to frame off here
00:04:00Make some space so he can spin
00:04:02Back in
00:04:03Nice elbow on the break there
00:04:05Yeah
00:04:11Oh
00:04:13That's a good shot
00:04:15That's a good shot
00:04:15That'll do a combination again
00:04:19Yeah Perez's timing
00:04:21These attacks very intelligently though
00:04:27And he's looking for the knockout
00:04:41Perez keeps going to the body
00:04:43With the right hand
00:04:44And then comes over the top
00:04:45Upstairs with the same hand
00:04:46Because typically
00:04:47You expect a left after the right
00:04:50He's going to the body
00:04:51To bring the elbows down
00:04:52Away from the chin
00:04:53To then
00:04:54You know
00:04:55It be exposed for Perez
00:04:58Keep an eye on that
00:04:59Because I'm telling you
00:04:59He's come close
00:05:00A few times already
00:05:08This is better
00:05:09From Sumodaji
00:05:13Often times
00:05:14Against a wrestler
00:05:16It'll initially slow your output
00:05:31And the fingers of Sumodaji
00:05:34Extended into the right eye
00:05:36Of Perez
00:05:36Are you sure?
00:05:38A brief stoppage
00:05:39Just wait
00:05:40Just wait
00:05:40Be careful
00:05:42Be careful
00:05:43It's one warning
00:05:44Be careful
00:05:45Time in
00:05:46Fight
00:05:53Oh boy
00:05:57Perez's one on the way in now
00:06:16Perez now living in Las Vegas
00:06:18He still trains with
00:06:19His long time team
00:06:21In Southern California
00:06:23Timo Yama
00:06:25He also spends a lot of time
00:06:26At the UFC Performance Institute
00:06:29Yeah well in Orange County
00:06:30He's kind of got
00:06:31An all-star line-up
00:06:32Colony Yama
00:06:33We were talking about him
00:06:35Before he's been around forever
00:06:37Jeeva Santana
00:06:38Before he's grappling
00:06:39Better known as
00:06:40The Arm Collector
00:06:42Oh
00:06:45It's good takedown defense
00:06:46From Sumodaji
00:06:48Who sprawled back
00:06:49Perez
00:06:50Perez I mean
00:06:50Really really
00:06:51Trying to get for the
00:06:52Get that shot
00:06:5630 seconds to go
00:06:57Round 1
00:07:02It is
00:07:02Oh there we go
00:07:03Sue's done a really good job
00:07:05Of the board
00:07:06Oh my goodness
00:07:07It's likely tight
00:07:08Oh that is tight
00:07:09Short time on the clock though
00:07:11No
00:07:11He says no no
00:07:12There's enough time
00:07:1318 seconds
00:07:15Trying to pass into side control
00:07:19He adjust
00:07:20He's trying to
00:07:22I don't think he's going to get it
00:07:23No
00:07:24Perez will hang on
00:07:26On the ground
00:07:26Moments for both
00:07:28Through the first 5 minutes
00:07:32Quick 30 second break
00:07:34Before round 2
00:07:41Good Sumo
00:07:42Hey listen
00:07:43He can't take you down
00:07:46Our grappling is better
00:07:47Okay
00:07:48Do the same thing
00:07:49He can't manage you
00:07:50Our
00:07:50Our
00:07:50We'll be better
00:07:51Stay long
00:07:52He's going to get less
00:07:53The only chance of the eyes
00:07:55Is one of these things
00:07:56Connected
00:07:57So you got to keep your chin down
00:07:58Back foot first
00:07:58You got to keep your chin down
00:07:59Go coach
00:08:00Coach
00:08:01Coach
00:08:01Coach
00:08:02Coach
00:08:02Coach
00:08:02Coach
00:08:02Coach
00:08:02Coach
00:08:02Coach
00:08:02Coach
00:08:02Coach
00:08:02Coach
00:08:13You can use the fake takedowns now to strike.
00:08:17Oh, sorry.
00:08:21Same thing.
00:08:22Stay long.
00:08:24Patient.
00:08:25UFC Hall of Famer Uriah Faber will be in the corner.
00:08:28Song Yidong later.
00:08:30There's quite a pipeline.
00:08:32Probably helped by Song Yidong's initial showing up.
00:08:36Yeah, absolutely.
00:08:38Way back in, I believe it was 2016, before his UFC debut in 2017.
00:08:44Sumudarji using that knowledge in his 11th UFC appearance.
00:08:49Round 2 begins.
00:08:50Yeah, so Faber said he can't take you down.
00:08:52So let's fake your own takedown and then go to the strike.
00:08:56Oh, that's a beautiful shot.
00:08:58Oh, dude.
00:08:58Sits down Perez.
00:09:05Perez surviving on the ground here.
00:09:07Yeah, but for how long?
00:09:09They're big shots.
00:09:11He's trying to control.
00:09:13Trying to control Sumudarji.
00:09:15Not take too many of these big shots.
00:09:16Grab the head.
00:09:17Stay safe.
00:09:26If I'm Sumudarji, I'm going to try and back away.
00:09:30Yeah.
00:09:30Pulling back to the feet.
00:09:32This is just allowing Perez to recover.
00:09:38Yeah, he had him very rattled.
00:09:40Yeah.
00:09:43One of the referee backs him up.
00:09:46Straight left.
00:09:47Yeah, counter left.
00:09:48Beautiful.
00:09:55And now Sumudarji is just going to let it go.
00:09:57Yeah.
00:09:58Don't hesitate.
00:10:00You can see sometimes he's thinking about it a little too much.
00:10:13Amazing takedown defense though.
00:10:15Really?
00:10:15Because Alex Perez was in really deep there.
00:10:17Double underhooks.
00:10:21It's another area where height really helps him.
00:10:24Yep.
00:10:26Oh, I heard that.
00:10:27Oh, I heard that.
00:10:28Oh, yeah.
00:10:30Just a glancing eye poke in round one, but that low blow has an effect on Perez.
00:10:37Stand up and keep him walking around a bit, Alex.
00:10:41Give it a minute.
00:10:41I need a bucket.
00:10:42Need a bucket.
00:10:43He said he needs a bucket.
00:10:44He's going through the corner.
00:10:44He's coming.
00:10:47He's retching for sure.
00:10:48Oh, wee.
00:10:50Doc coming.
00:10:51Uh-oh.
00:10:54Doc.
00:10:55Gary.
00:10:58Oh, gosh.
00:10:59Is he actually puking?
00:11:00Yes.
00:11:01We're not worried about that.
00:11:02Poor guy.
00:11:03Oh, no way.
00:11:07Laura doesn't like it.
00:11:09You look revolted, Laura.
00:11:10I might need to take my headphones.
00:11:11No, I'm not revolted.
00:11:12I just have a very visceral reaction.
00:11:14I hear other people.
00:11:15Yeah.
00:11:16Yeah.
00:11:17Stop.
00:11:19Yeah, no, that's awful.
00:11:21That is awful.
00:11:22And that just shows how bad and how powerful that kick must have been if you're getting
00:11:27that kind of reaction.
00:11:29Yeah.
00:11:32We can't do anything for him, but we just have to give him some time.
00:11:35Okay?
00:11:35Just give him a little of the space.
00:11:36Give him some time.
00:11:37But if he's vomiting in there, I want you to have a good look at what's happening.
00:11:40Okay?
00:11:41Well, he's got five, well, four minutes left.
00:11:44Oh, he's going again.
00:11:46It was fairly flush, obviously.
00:11:48Oh, no way.
00:11:51Oh, this is so bad for him.
00:12:02Yeah, this isn't looking good.
00:12:04No.
00:12:04And we've seen, obviously, no contest happened from groin strikes where the fighter was unable
00:12:12to continue.
00:12:14I remember Cedric was doing this last year in September in San Antonio unable to continue,
00:12:20halted the fight.
00:12:21It's just saliva.
00:12:23It's just saliva.
00:12:24Yeah.
00:12:27So we just said to Mark Goddard, it's just saliva?
00:12:31I mean, you can tell he's retching.
00:12:33Yeah.
00:12:34I don't care what's coming out.
00:12:35Does he mean bile?
00:12:36Yeah.
00:12:37Or saliva?
00:12:38Does he mean spit?
00:12:41Okay.
00:12:42Just on the outside, just on the outside is fine.
00:12:43No need to bring him in.
00:12:44Here, here, here.
00:12:46Okay.
00:12:47Can you let him know this is the second foul?
00:12:49We've had an eye poke and now we've had a groin strike.
00:12:51Okay.
00:12:52Okay?
00:12:53But that's intentional.
00:12:54No, no.
00:12:55I'm not debating it with you.
00:12:57I'm telling you what I'm seeing and what you need to tell him.
00:13:05Okay, so that's the second foul.
00:13:07So depending on what happens over here, I'm going to make a determination shortly.
00:13:10Okay?
00:13:13Okay.
00:13:15Can you just please stay here?
00:13:16Full discretion for the referee Mark Craig to take a point.
00:13:20Sometimes you can take straight two points.
00:13:23If Alex Perez is unable to continue, he could determine it a no contest or a DQ.
00:13:30DQ the most unlikely, but it was the second foul.
00:13:33It does seem unlikely.
00:13:35However, from his tone of voice and what he said, it sounds like he might be trending towards
00:13:41a disqualification.
00:13:46I mean, he's still retching into a bucket.
00:13:49Vito!
00:13:50Come here!
00:13:55Just jump in here on the gaff first, mate.
00:14:03Don't worry about that.
00:14:04He touched the cobble very clear.
00:14:06Just talk to the fighter.
00:14:07He still has some time left.
00:14:09Yes, I've just told him that.
00:14:10Nice and cool.
00:14:11You've got a minute 20 left.
00:14:12You've got a minute 20 left.
00:14:13And then I'm going to make a determination.
00:14:14It's a second foul.
00:14:16Whichever way I go with it.
00:14:18So that was Mark Henry, who stepped outside the octagon to talk to Mark Goddard.
00:14:26As he works on making his determination.
00:14:28Yeah.
00:14:29The bucket is still in the octagon with Alex Perez.
00:14:32One minute until the five minute clock.
00:14:34Okay.
00:14:34So he's got 50 seconds.
00:14:37There's no actual puke in the bucket.
00:14:40Does that matter?
00:14:42He's spitting in the bucket.
00:14:43He's not going to be able to continue.
00:14:45Okay?
00:14:45But we're just not showing you Alex Perez on purpose.
00:14:49He's over the bucket and just really just having issue with this right now.
00:15:00I mean, I don't think personally that should be a disqualification.
00:15:04I mean, yes, there was the eye pull.
00:15:05It wasn't a terrible eye pull.
00:15:07It did graze his eye for a second.
00:15:08Um, and this is a completely separate kind of foul.
00:15:13It's a different type of foul.
00:15:13Yeah.
00:15:14You know what I'm saying?
00:15:14It's not like there's been numerous group gates.
00:15:16I don't believe there's a real specific...
00:15:18I don't believe there's a real specific...
00:15:19Let's listen.
00:15:19Sorry.
00:15:20The fight's going to be called here.
00:15:21Yeah, no, of course.
00:15:22It's five minutes.
00:15:23Yeah.
00:15:24That is such a shame.
00:15:26Just stay there.
00:15:27Throwing his mouth guard in frustration.
00:15:30No, no, no.
00:15:30Don't leave him in here.
00:15:31Because he'd hate to see that.
00:15:32He had the knockdown.
00:15:33It was actually his first knockdown since he fought Matt Schnell four years ago in 2022.
00:15:37Okay.
00:15:38Hold on.
00:15:40Okay.
00:15:40Okay.
00:15:41We've had to call a fight.
00:15:42I'm now going to go and determine what we're going to do about this.
00:15:45Okay.
00:15:45Okay.
00:15:46He's still deciding.
00:15:47Yeah.
00:15:47Well, he's going to speak to Mark Goddard and the whole crew.
00:15:50Probably watch the replay and then make an informed decision.
00:15:54Accidental.
00:15:55No contest.
00:15:55Sorry.
00:15:56No contest is happening.
00:15:58The most likely scenario when a fight ends this way.
00:16:01Here's another look.
00:16:03And you just never know the effect it has because that one was not a direct connection.
00:16:09But I heard Perez tell the referee it was caught in between.
00:16:16You know.
00:16:16And so depending on...
00:16:18Caught in between what?
00:16:19Well, I'm not going to get too descriptive.
00:16:23Michael.
00:16:23Yeah.
00:16:23Are you ready to stand and be wanted to watch過 if they wereгорtened?
00:16:27Your first one is техCar dönem.
00:16:34Are you ready to stand and be a marsay?
00:16:37To answer me?
00:16:40You're close enough in all.
00:16:42You're close enough in mater Weir.
00:16:45to hang on to his number 11 ranking.
00:16:52But it will go down as a no contest.
00:16:56We will make the announcement with Joe Martinez.
00:17:00Ladies and gentlemen, the end of this fight comes at 1 minute 45 seconds.
00:17:04Round number two, due to an accidental foul,
00:17:07this bout has been ruled a no contest.
00:17:13Not the result anyone's...
00:17:19...going forward, and he has looked great recently.
00:17:22He's looking for his fourth win in his last five starts.
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00:17:33Carlson Harris is the opponent.
00:17:35He's seven years older, half-inch taller at six feet even.
00:17:38But we highlight the discrepancy in reach,
00:17:40three inches in favor of the betting underdog from Guyana.
00:17:44Here's Joe Martinez.
00:17:46And now, fight fans, we are set to go with our next fight tonight.
00:17:49Three rounds, this in the UFC welterweight division.
00:17:54Introducing to you first, fighting out of the blue corner,
00:17:57his background, luta libre and boxing.
00:18:00At six feet even, he weighted officially 170 and one-half pounds.
00:18:04A 26 fight veteran, his record stands at 19 victories.
00:18:09With seven debates, he fights out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
00:18:13by way of Skelton, Guayana.
00:18:17Here is Carlson, Mozambique Harris.
00:18:26And across the octagon, his opponent, fighting out of the red corner.
00:18:31A freestyle fighter sitting five feet, 11 and a half inches tall.
00:18:35He weighed in 170 pounds even, and in 30 professional fights,
00:18:39holds a record of 22 victories.
00:18:42With eight defeats, he fights out of Epping, Victoria, Australia.
00:18:47Here is Jake, the Celtic Kid, Matthews!
00:18:56And to refer in charge of the action is Jason Herzog.
00:19:02All right, Jason Herzog, readies for the assignment.
00:19:06He'll be in for the main event later tonight.
00:19:08Thank you very much, Danny.
00:19:12And Red De La Cruz on hand with us here in Galaxy Arena.
00:19:17You ready?
00:19:18Fifth trip to Macau overall for the leader in combat sports.
00:19:22Jake Matthews is in white.
00:19:24Carlson Harris is in green.
00:19:28So you've got to watch Carlson Harris because his boxing style is a little unconventional.
00:19:35Oh, yeah.
00:19:37Throws from weird angles, doesn't look particularly technical, but he tracks.
00:19:41He has got some serious power.
00:19:44Yeah, he doesn't mind when it's a little hectic in there.
00:19:47Ooh.
00:19:53Jake Matthews, on the other hand, very technical.
00:19:56Exact opposite.
00:19:58Nice little left hook there.
00:20:00Technical, and Matthews will lock up a submission real quick if he damages you in striking.
00:20:06Clash of heads that got the nod between those two before the restart.
00:20:10See, you see that hook there just kind of grazed the face of Jake Matthews.
00:20:31He's got to be careful when he's exiting.
00:20:34He's left hand is a little low there.
00:20:36And Harris is looking for that right hook.
00:20:40Clash of heads again there.
00:21:07Back to space with just a little over three minutes left.
00:21:17Oh, solid one-two.
00:21:21And he's starting to wear some damage here.
00:21:23Yeah.
00:21:23A couple of good shots.
00:21:26He might go down here.
00:21:27Gates got to be careful.
00:21:28He does.
00:21:29Matthews trying to sense the finish here.
00:21:33Yeah, he's on shaky legs.
00:21:35Beautiful look at shots.
00:21:38Take the shot perfectly.
00:21:41Every shot from Matthews having an effect on Harris.
00:21:46But he's staying poised.
00:21:49He has to.
00:21:50I mean, even though Harris is a bit of a wounded animal right now, he's still so wild.
00:22:00Yeah, he's not looking good for Harris though.
00:22:04These are big shots that Jake is landing.
00:22:13He's just going to swing wall.
00:22:16He's just going to swing wall.
00:22:17He's just going to swing wall.
00:22:17He's going to swing wall.
00:22:18Counter left for Matthews.
00:22:21And now a straight right.
00:22:23What am I seeing a head kick from Jake Matthews as well?
00:22:28Left high kick.
00:22:30Hands are getting low for Harris.
00:22:32Yeah, that was his undoing in the Chaos Williams fight.
00:22:35That left hand got a little low.
00:22:44Heidi talked on the walk about how he's worked hard to correct it.
00:22:46But some of those habits, hard to fix.
00:22:52And you can fix him in the gym, right?
00:22:54And then it's hardest to fix here.
00:22:57Yeah.
00:22:57Well, certainly when you get cracked, when you've been punched,
00:23:00and that's why you've got to drill and drill and drill,
00:23:03so that even when you're not thinking about it, you're performing correctly.
00:23:08Because when you get cracked and you're almost knocked out,
00:23:10you just operate mid-stairs.
00:23:12Beautiful right hand.
00:23:14Four!
00:23:14Two, three, three.
00:23:15Let's go.
00:23:16Three, two.
00:23:18Second and third strike.
00:23:19You know what I'm talking about.
00:23:19Let's go.
00:23:20Show me.
00:23:21Yes, again.
00:23:22Harris doing a good job of blocking a lot of strength.
00:23:24Good shot.
00:23:24No, that one, though.
00:23:26You can go to the body, too, for me.
00:23:28You can go to the body, too, for me.
00:23:31You can go to the body, too, for me.
00:23:31You can go to the body, too, for me.
00:23:32Oh.
00:23:33Three punch combination for Matthews.
00:23:39Jake's hands are really fast here tonight.
00:23:42Drips to the body.
00:23:44Fast and precise.
00:23:47Yes!
00:23:52He's done a really good job staying composed here.
00:23:54Not trying to go beyond himself and try to get this fight finished.
00:23:58Aware of the danger.
00:24:00Yeah, good head movement as well.
00:24:02Slips, the right hand comes back with his own left.
00:24:04He's strong here.
00:24:05Let's go.
00:24:06Yeah.
00:24:06Turn it down.
00:24:07You got 10 seconds to work.
00:24:09Yeah.
00:24:10Don't be shot.
00:24:11Don't be shot.
00:24:11Don't be shot.
00:24:12Oh.
00:24:14Two huge punches from Matthews.
00:24:17At the gate.
00:24:17And another flip to the horn for Kevin Matthews in round one.
00:24:22But somehow, Carlson Harris survives.
00:24:29I need you to breathe.
00:24:31I need you to breathe.
00:24:34You got to play the long boxing game.
00:24:37He wants you to be in the close distance.
00:24:39Use your jab.
00:24:43I'm losing my timing in the jab.
00:24:45Then faint because he's hitting on top.
00:24:47Second round is coming up after a quick break.
00:24:51You got to throw the tip of the foot at a distance.
00:24:54Breathe deep.
00:24:55You're doing well.
00:24:57He's just doing better than doing boxing.
00:24:59He's quicker.
00:25:04Are you okay?
00:25:05Are you tired?
00:25:06No.
00:25:08I'm not finding the timing.
00:25:10Move your head and you're going to find the timing.
00:25:13Move your head.
00:25:15You're not using your feints.
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00:25:36Basically a shutout for Jake Matthews through the first five minutes and an immediate takedown attempt to try to change
00:25:42things up for Harris.
00:25:43And he just pulls him down.
00:25:45Yeah.
00:25:45And you got to remember, Harris took this on short notice.
00:25:48So he's going to fade as this fight goes along.
00:25:50There's just no two ways about it.
00:25:52Matthews very much expecting this though.
00:25:54In the fighter meetings, he said, as soon as it gets a little hectic in there, too hectic for him,
00:25:58he's going to shoot.
00:25:59Full mount.
00:25:59Oh, look at the triangle.
00:26:02The triangle.
00:26:02Might have made a mistake there if he just wrapped that leg over the foot.
00:26:07He'll get it.
00:26:08No, lost it, but still he's in control.
00:26:12He's going to mount him again.
00:26:14Push down on that knee.
00:26:21Matthews tied a personal best with 41 significant strikes landed in round one.
00:26:27Carlson Harris trying to use this octopus guard to get up here.
00:26:31Yeah, but his hips are nowhere near.
00:26:35He's not on his side at all.
00:26:40Something there for Jake, maybe.
00:26:45Get that head back.
00:26:48Jake needs to pull that right arm out.
00:26:51Get that head on.
00:26:52Yeah, yes, yes.
00:26:55Good, good, good, good.
00:26:56Come back.
00:26:57Elbow, elbow.
00:26:58Elbow.
00:26:59Elbow.
00:27:00Harris in a really tough spot here with that arm trapped behind him.
00:27:04Gets it back.
00:27:05Hold on.
00:27:05Hold on.
00:27:07Hold on.
00:27:11Hold on.
00:27:14Hold on.
00:27:14Hold on.
00:27:14You've got to go for it.
00:27:15You can't just go for it.
00:27:19I love the corner of Jake Matthews.
00:27:21Like, 30 seconds left in round one.
00:27:23Like, go for the knockout.
00:27:24Go for the knockout.
00:27:25Finish him.
00:27:25And that was like, you've got to go for it.
00:27:27He's like...
00:27:28And I appreciate him very much, but he is going for it.
00:27:31he is on top and he is going to be in constant harris to a pole but they want more
00:27:37which i like
00:27:44i'm trying to go if he can get the head around the arm there but here's
00:27:49oh there it is yep gotta get his leg out but
00:28:03now the legs are wide open for jake to mount him now i mean obviously his head's called down a
00:28:09little
00:28:09bit but let me tell for harris to get it yeah guillotine from here but that ain't happening
00:28:15if he could regard while he's trying to set it up but that's i think matthews is too smart for
00:28:21that
00:28:25yeah jake's got a cross face and pull that head out there you go
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00:28:55a birthday america 250 1776 what happened well what's happening here is jake matthews is about to finish
00:29:04it oh he's got it as well oh this is deep the legs still trapped but it is but that
00:29:12is deep
00:29:14the arms not going to squeeze into the side of the face now he's escaped that leg
00:29:21he's going to get the wrist control pull the right arm free let it go and then just pummel him
00:29:32one minute one minute oh he hurt that elbow
00:29:50matthew's thinking about a camora set up here
00:29:56he's gonna have to go
00:29:58he's gonna have to go
00:29:59he's gonna have to go
00:30:01inch by inch this is getting more dangerous
00:30:04from him i'm letting this go
00:30:07yeah he got the first
00:30:09he's gonna have to
00:30:12he's gonna have to
00:30:19harris got what he wanted he got it he got it to the ground in the opening seconds of round
00:30:23two
00:30:24obviously they can work with the sacrifice moves whereas you give up your top position never ever
00:30:29give up top position in a mixed martial arts fight not saying you can't do that not saying
00:30:34you won't know but if it doesn't you're screwed
00:30:47the fight should be on the ground with you on the top let's believe in it
00:30:52hold the bottle believe in yourself
00:30:59you're using the octopus guard and you didn't get out
00:31:03you got to want him more than him
00:31:05this is your moment turn it around and submit him
00:31:12look how
00:31:12i can see those positions for nothing yeah
00:31:18i'm going to go concede let's go
00:31:21you won that round but you give me one more just five more minutes of your life
00:31:24let's go let's go all right let's go
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00:31:46third and final round between jake matthews and carlston harris
00:31:51oh matthews counter left and then a right hand nice left hook
00:31:58oh there he is
00:32:02he almost did a somersault
00:32:04my goodness
00:32:07he headbutted the canvas he went down so hard i thought that was over for a second i thought if
00:32:12he backed off it might have been right i mean the way he went down i think hand the canvas
00:32:16might
00:32:17kind of brought him back round if you want son you're better off on the face and now hands lots
00:32:28if he gets this leg free
00:32:36jake matthews who postures up now and carlson harris has took a beating here tonight
00:32:44but he ain't quitted
00:32:53work
00:33:14that hand fight battle can turn in an instant
00:33:44it was just kind of loose control harris could have spun off the top position because
00:33:46the sweat is in the third round and it wasn't even a full body triangle it was just kind of
00:33:52loose control harris could have spun off the top position and he's an animal when he gets on top
00:33:57i mean jake's dominated this fight but every second you don't finish it is the second where
00:34:02your opponent can take advantage and clip you with something
00:34:09i'm jake i'm gonna underhook the right arm
00:34:14with his right arm i mean
00:34:28harris is going to build up here he's got the underhook but
00:34:35he's going to get on that elbow on his right elbow
00:34:40jake's in such a dominant position here and i mean really just owning this fight yeah it makes you
00:34:44wonder if he shouldn't have forced harris to stand back up after he knocked him down instead of
00:34:50following him to the ground because
00:34:51i mean it's hard to say that because he's pounding his face yeah no no no i fully understand the
00:34:56point
00:34:57that you're making though because he was trending towards a finish and now this is trending towards
00:35:00possibly a decision possibly i'm not saying that but it's been an extremely dominant one-sided performance
00:35:07absolutely but on the feet you know it was close to uh being stopped or knocking him out
00:35:20it's a good little elbow from jake
00:35:24and carlston knows what he's doing down there you know a lot of the time when you're defending these
00:35:27shots yeah they hurt they're miserable but they're not enough to finish it matthews making like a
00:35:35miserable bottom here put a lot of pressure on that neck
00:35:44now he's got one minute to try and get the finish you just got to get that right foot off
00:35:57fam jake now posturing up and just dropping elbows
00:36:02and just forcing him to turn his back flattened him out and just finish it get this guy out of
00:36:07there
00:36:15there it is you see the face just wincing in agony
00:36:27matthews feels all these opportunities for a submission but i feel like if he would just keep
00:36:30i mean it's so close yeah exactly just pound him out however when he did posture up within a fraction
00:36:37of a second carlson harris was beginning to build the base well jake matthews was dominant
00:36:4415 minutes of this one and he will be back in the win column the momentum continues for australia's jake
00:36:52matthews will get the official scorecards next
00:37:18let's get the scorecards for this one here is joe martinez
00:37:21ladies and gentlemen after three rounds we go to the judges scorecards the totals are
00:37:2730 25 30 27 and 30 27 all for your winner by unanimous decision jake the celtic
00:37:38kid matthews i'm here with the celtic kid jake matthews jake what a performance i mean i know you
00:37:50were looking for a finish but from start to finish i mean you dominated that fight hurt him on the
00:37:55feet
00:37:55looking for subs 30 25 and one of the jiji scorecards you got to be happy with that
00:38:01uh look i'm happy um seeing as he took the flight on three weeks notice mind you
00:38:16because of this guy i can put food on the table for my family because he stepped up three weeks
00:38:20notice
00:38:20so and he's super tough as well look when i knocked him down usually i'd stand back up but seeing
00:38:26as he's
00:38:26a late notice fighter two rounds down i assumed he's going to come out and swing hard so i thought
00:38:31i'd be strategic and keep it on the ground uh can't say the show site and send joe to jay
00:38:37dollar jake be set uh john don't know what you see you see what you're trying to run
00:38:40though jake to turn for you know okay you pass you get out what the jerry and how you can
00:38:45see
00:38:45what they say what's that the dollar this time we have has a moment who who so you way
00:38:49is you know the man come to do that in hindsight now do you wish that maybe you did drag
00:38:54him back
00:38:55to his feet and look for the knockout uh no no no no no no no no no no no
00:38:59no no no no no no no no no
00:39:01i guarantee if i had of invited back to the feet dana be sending me that 100k but maybe next
00:39:06fight
00:39:13well jake it's always a pleasure to call you fights congratulations a very dominant performance
00:39:18ladies and gentlemen your winner
00:39:23yes at 135 pounds that's where he's most decorated outside the ufc that's what he hopes
00:39:30starts again tonight he takes on cameron smotherman tale of the tape is brought to you by v chain
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00:39:42years older is the minus 280 betting favorite from japan smotherman an inch taller we highlight the
00:39:48bantamweight debut in the ufc for kai asikora here for the introductions is joe martinez
00:39:58and now fight fans we are set to go with the next fight tonight three rounds this in the ufc
00:40:03bantamweight division introducing to you first fighting out of the blue corner this makes martial
00:40:09artisans five feet nine inches tall he weighted officially 135 and one half pounds and in 18 fights
00:40:16holds a record of 12 victories holds a record of 12 victories with six defeats he fights out of
00:40:21houston texas usa here is the baby face killer camera smotherman
00:40:35and across the octagon his opponent fighting out of the red corner a street fighter sitting five feet
00:40:42eight inches tall he also weighed in 135 and one half pounds and holds a 27 fight record of 21
00:40:50victories
00:40:50with six defeats he finds out of tokyo japan here is kai osakura
00:41:04in charge mark goddard all right mike mark goddard will stay busy down the stretch
00:41:13he'll get the co-main event as well thank you very much red de la cruz
00:41:20kai osakura i think i saw yes well he doesn't oh no he doesn't have as big a youtube channel
00:41:26as you
00:41:26michael i thought he had over a million subscribers he's a big superstar he is a big deal though
00:41:30like and subscribe very big deal kai osakura is in black
00:41:35like kick cameron smotherman in purple well i do like and subscribe to what kai osakura can do inside
00:41:41the octagon obviously the first two fights he fought alejandro pantogia and then he had a tough
00:41:48matchup against tim elliott who's you can never underestimate that guy and of course as we were
00:41:54saying on the walks it was a flyaway now you can see he looks much more filled out you see
00:42:00the speed
00:42:01of the first couple of strikes that is thrown he does have a speed advantage but don't underestimate
00:42:09smotherman yes mother man likes to kind of stalk his prey looks for the timing on his counters but he
00:42:17did talk in the fighter meetings about how he wanted to be a little bit more active let his hands
00:42:22go a
00:42:22little bit more in the fights because he does have a lot of power and that's the quarter his translator
00:42:30was telling us what a superstar he is in japan he can't walk down the street without being mobbed
00:42:36like michael bisping like michael bisping on the streets of macau it's exhausting
00:42:44that'll put you to sleep there's a nice counter though from smotherman
00:42:54osakura known for his flying knees his last two knockouts outside of the ufc
00:42:59he can't be a flying knee he's so dynamic and unpredictable
00:43:04oh look at that combination right hand smotherman in trouble
00:43:15oh now he's a player he's a ufc bantamweight to look out for
00:43:21what a knockout for kai asakura that is the version of kai asakura that all the ufc fans
00:43:29were expecting to see in the last two fights the bantamweight version this guy just hits different
00:43:37100 that is what he has been and is capable of when he is fighting where he should be
00:43:45and smotherman is still asleep wow and it wasn't just the way that he threw the shot
00:43:55i mean yeah the power the speed it was the the combination itself so unpredictable clips in with
00:44:03that right hook while switching stances smotherman falls down and these follow-up shots were just brutal
00:44:11boom boom right hook right on the button goes down to one knee
00:44:18gets back up
00:44:22left touches him right misses left again and that was it that was it
00:44:31here's a view from the broadcast booth brought to you by total wireless the official wireless provider
00:44:36of ufc fight fans were waiting to see really what kai asakura could show when he was at his best
00:44:45that's what he could show we'll make it official and hear from the japanese superstar when we come back
00:44:50here's a view from the broadcast on the broadcast on the broadcast on the broadcast on the broadcast
00:45:02all right here we go march
00:45:19let's make this one official here's joe martinez ladies and gentlemen the end comes officially one minute
00:45:2550 seconds of round number one your winner by way of knockout kai asakura
00:45:38i'm here with the winner kai asakura kai wow that was ridiculous i mean that's what everyone wanted to
00:45:46see from you how did that feel when you came to the ufc there was a lot of pressure on
00:46:05you and you
00:46:06fought for the belt originally but that was in a different weight class at 135 is this what we're
00:46:11going to see from you because you look like a different fighter tonight yeah i lost the two
00:46:28whites so yeah sorry it's okay it's okay there's a lot of people watching
00:46:38obviously you're very emotional right now i want i wanted to show how strong i am in this fight
00:46:51you certainly showed how strong you were that was an unbelievable performance it was short but you
00:46:55were so quick precise and powerful you should be proud of yourself you should be proud of yourself
00:47:07yeah ivy my striking is the best in the world
00:47:14it certainly looked like it was um given that you fought for the belt at flyweight and this is your
00:47:20first fight at bantamweight is there someone that you want to call out someone that you want to face next
00:47:25at 135 pound的话 you have no idea you want to call out someone that you saw yeah actually i can't
00:47:31fight
00:47:31anywhere anywhere anywhere i want to fight as much as possible so i can tell you that
00:47:38you know i don't know i don't know i don't know i don't know i don't know i don't know
00:47:40i don't know
00:47:41anyone anywhere anytime love it congratulations ladies and gentlemen your winner kai asakura
00:47:52so he steps in looking to defend his spot inside the top five this tale of the tape is brought
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00:48:05pavleman big betting favorite he's eight years older than talisman teixeira teixeira four inches
00:48:11taller at six foot seven but the reach still lies with the russian here is joe martinez
00:48:19and now fight fans we are set to go with the next fight tonight three rounds in the ufc heavyweight
00:48:24division introducing to you first finally out of the blue corner a striker standing six feet seven inches tall
00:48:31he weighted officially 250 pounds and his record nine victories with one defeat fighting out of sao
00:48:39paulo brazil here is talisman chicano teixeira
00:48:51and across the octagon his opponent fighting out of the red corner at six feet three inches tall this big
00:48:58martial arts martial artist weighed in 257 pounds in 23 professional fights his record stands at 20
00:49:05victories with three defeats he is the ufc's number three ranked heavyweight contender in the world
00:49:12world from moscow russia
00:49:15sergey pavlovich
00:49:25he might have his hands full
00:49:30the only heavyweight matchup of the night about to be underway ready danny on hand with us here
00:49:38at galaxy arena in macau sergey pavlovich in the white looking for his
00:49:43third straight victory talisman teixeira is in black
00:49:47world from moscow russia
00:50:05and to look at these two gentlemen and to say that sergey's got the longer reach that just doesn't
00:50:22that's why sergey pavlovich is the boogeyman of this division tactical or not the power is always there
00:50:35he is inside 30 seconds his previous two wins on this win streak were by decision uncharacteristic of
00:50:44what got him a title shot a few years ago this is what got him all the momentum in this
00:50:50number three
00:50:51ranking it's not often you see me speechless but i haven't said anything for the last 30 seconds look
00:50:56at that the right hand wobbles him and then oh that kind of just missed but it was enough it
00:51:01doesn't
00:51:01matter it sent him to the canvas but these follow-up shots as he was trying to stand just
00:51:06put him to sleep sergey pavlovich this man is for real oh right overhand right
00:51:15to the back of the head right behind the ear that really will mess with the equilibrium i mean
00:51:20honestly anything that comes off sergey pavlovich is going to mess with your equilibrium let's watch
00:51:25this again in real time and he said in the meetings this week that he was going to take his
00:51:39time he's
00:51:39going to be patient that he's learned to slow things down mug's a liar 39 seconds is what it took
00:51:48for sergey pavlovich we'll make it official next
00:52:01welcome back right into joe martinez to make this one official
00:52:06ladies and joe the end comes officially 39 seconds round number one your winner by way of knockout
00:52:18sergey pavlovich
00:52:27i'm here with sergey pavlovich the winner and one of the scariest men on the planet
00:52:32is that what you expected obviously the taller guy you know the chins off often easy to find did you
00:52:39think you would take him out there that quick yes you see your child so quick
00:52:43oh china i feel your support that's great thank you so much
00:52:57Thank you for your support. Thank you for your support.
00:53:04Sergei, they love you.
00:53:06You told me that you were gonna take your time,
00:53:10you know, that you're gonna be more educated.
00:53:12You lied. You went out there and smoked this guy really quick.
00:53:18You told me that you were gonna take your time,
00:53:20and then take the game back to the back,
00:53:23but you're gonna be mistaken.
00:53:25Let's say, we talked about after the fight,
00:53:27if you're beautiful,
00:53:29will I ask for a fight for a race?
00:53:31Now that's the moment.
00:53:33I did a job and I want to turn to Dan.
00:53:35Dan, give me a fight for a race,
00:53:38or for a pretentary, I'm ready.
00:53:41Remember we talked to you, and I said to you,
00:53:43first, let me not come out,
00:53:45then we'll talk about the belt.
00:53:48This is the time now.
00:53:49I'd like to talk to Dana.
00:53:50Dana, give me the title shot,
00:53:53or at least give me a contender fight.
00:54:05So you're saying you want the winner
00:54:08of Alex Pereira and Cyril Garn
00:54:11happening in two weeks?
00:54:18Who do you think wins?
00:54:20Who do you think wins?
00:54:20You think who's won?
00:54:31It doesn't matter to me who wins.
00:54:33I want to get the winner.
00:54:34I work hard.
00:54:35I work every single day.
00:54:37I want the belt
00:54:43Well, I'll tell you one thing
00:54:48I'm certainly not going to argue with you
00:54:54Congratulations on another stunning knockout
00:54:56Ladies and gentlemen, you're
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00:55:09Chong Minyang still just 27 years old
00:55:12Alonzo Mennefield 11 years older at 38
00:55:14Minyang 2 inches taller at 6'2
00:55:16Reach just about the same
00:55:18Chong Minyang the betting favorites
00:55:20Money has come in on Mennefield
00:55:22He's under plus 200
00:55:24As we get ready to say hello to Joe Martinez
00:55:30And now ladies and gentlemen
00:55:32Here we go with the co-main event of the evening
00:55:36Three rounds in the UFC Light Heavyweight Division
00:55:41Introducing to you first
00:55:43Fighting out of the blue corner
00:55:45A freestyle fighter standing 6 feet even
00:55:47He weighed in at the light heavyweight limit
00:55:50206 pounds even
00:55:52And holds a professional record of 17 victories
00:55:556 defeats and 1 draw
00:55:58Fighting out of Dallas, Texas, USA
00:56:01Here is
00:56:03Atomic
00:56:05Alonzo
00:56:07Mennefield
00:56:13And across the octagon
00:56:15His opponent in the red corner
00:56:18This mixed martial artisan
00:56:206 feet 2 inches tall
00:56:22He weighed in officially 205 pounds
00:56:24And in 26 professional fights
00:56:27Holds a record of 19 victories
00:56:29With 6 defeats
00:56:30He fights out of Anhui, China
00:56:33He is
00:56:34The Mountain Tiger
00:56:36Here's the winner
00:56:38Jean-Ming-Yong
00:56:44And the referee in charge is Mark Goddard
00:56:52Here we go
00:56:56Two huge fights
00:56:59Featuring China on one half of the matchup
00:57:02Including this co-main event
00:57:04Alonzo Mennefield looks to place spoiler on the road
00:57:06Against that man
00:57:08And Jean-Ming-Yong in red
00:57:12Any time in his career
00:57:13He's gone past the first round
00:57:14He has not won the fight
00:57:19Which isn't something to be proud of
00:57:21And it hasn't
00:57:22It's only happened 4 times
00:57:23In 26 spots
00:57:24Yeah, no, of course
00:57:27Oh
00:57:28Oh
00:57:28But Jean-Ming-Yong is so fast
00:57:29In these early exchanges
00:57:31There's the first half kick
00:57:32We of course asked Alonzo
00:57:34From Mennefield
00:57:34Oh, he clipped it now
00:57:35Oh, countered by Mennefield
00:57:37Who's swinging big
00:57:39Uneasy moments for the fans here
00:57:41Jean seems kind of cool though
00:57:44Took some big deep breaths there
00:57:45And gave out half a smile
00:57:59Uses the head
00:58:01Drives Zhang up against the fence
00:58:03Zhang Leng some nice knees in here tight though
00:58:10Good defense
00:58:11Gets the underhook
00:58:12Now he's going to turn him off the fence though
00:58:21Watch for the elbows from Mignone
00:58:23If he's able to break away from the scrunch
00:58:26Kick shot
00:58:29Kick shot
00:58:30Stay on, stay on, stay on
00:58:32Heavy on that underhook
00:58:34Heavy on that underhook
00:58:36Heavy on that underhook
00:58:37Mennefield working right in front of his coach
00:58:39Pat Berry
00:58:40Don't give the space tonight
00:58:43You know what to do right there
00:58:44You can dump him
00:58:47Underhook
00:58:47One leg and down
00:58:48So there's the give a look at
00:58:50So there's no more takedown threat whatsoever
00:58:52Currently unless you do some kind of hip throw
00:58:55For Alonzo Mennefield
00:58:56But watch those knees
00:59:02Yep
00:59:02Shotgun from coming in
00:59:04There they are
00:59:10If he switch that to a tight clinch
00:59:12They'll be way more effective
00:59:14He lets you know
00:59:15You know what you want
00:59:25Alonzo just controlling
00:59:26Double overhooks
00:59:27Not thinking about trying to really
00:59:30Escape the position
00:59:31Just still trying to control
00:59:33Jackie
00:59:33mãe Wang
00:59:35She's
00:59:35Just
00:59:35Taking a little
00:59:36Entire
00:59:37Each swing
00:59:37A big shot
00:59:38Yes
00:59:38Mennefield
00:59:39Beyond
00:59:39Field landing
00:59:40Some punches
00:59:40Oh
00:59:41Mennefield
00:59:43Mennefield
00:59:44Swinging like a maniac
00:59:45Oh
00:59:46Mennefield
00:59:47Sits into a right hand
00:59:50Minne
00:59:51Minne
00:59:51Young's in the fire now
00:59:52Oh yeah
00:59:54And then another pause
00:59:56Wow
00:59:57Zhang took a big look at the screen
01:00:00Wanted to see the time.
01:00:05Two minutes to go in round one.
01:00:08And now we're all just kind of waiting patiently until they do that again.
01:00:13Yeah, I mean, I've been calling it a car crash all week, which it is.
01:00:17I mean, anytime there's a separation, both men are just being a little reckless, but I love it.
01:00:24Ming-Yong digs that underhook.
01:00:28Let's see if he looks to spin Menifield.
01:00:32That's a good elbow.
01:00:34Oh, he's hurt.
01:00:35He's hurt.
01:00:37He's going to put it on him.
01:00:39Alonzo is very, very shaky right now.
01:00:43Alonzo leaps on entry.
01:00:47Menifield still lands a jab.
01:00:49Oh, a big run let's hook.
01:00:53Oh, Sonny Jackson first man.
01:00:57Ming-Yong goes down.
01:00:58Another left hand for Menifield.
01:01:00And now Ming-Yong is down.
01:01:02Ming-Yong cannot curl up in the ball.
01:01:05Big right hands for Menifield.
01:01:07Ming-Yong trying to still ride here.
01:01:11Going to rush those elbows on the board.
01:01:13With the power in those shots.
01:01:15And you don't know how many more he can take.
01:01:17No man.
01:01:20And now Ming-Yong is down in the abs.
01:01:23Alonzo Menifield indeed plays spoiler in the count.
01:01:28He turns back Zhang Ming-Yong in round one.
01:01:33He just sucked all of the air out of this arena.
01:01:37What a knockout.
01:01:40And you've got to think for Alonzo Menifield.
01:01:42That was so impressive because Zhang finishes everyone in the first round.
01:01:46Was he trying to play it safe?
01:01:48Was he picking him up against the fence looking for takedowns?
01:01:51No.
01:01:52Standing and trading and finishing him in the very first round.
01:01:59Menifield comes in with his power jab here.
01:02:02Backing Ming-Yong right up to the fence.
01:02:05They're trading back.
01:02:06I mean beautiful uppercut from Menifield.
01:02:09Oh, filthy overhand right.
01:02:12That right hand could not miss.
01:02:13But that left hook sent Ming-Yong to the canvas and put a period on this fight.
01:02:21This is as emotional as I've ever seen Alonzo Menifield.
01:02:25He's just screaming around the octagon with intensity after going on the road and taking care of business.
01:02:35We will hear from Atomic Alonzo when we come back.
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01:03:12Well, Alonzo Menifield impressive in victory.
01:03:15Here's Joe Martinez.
01:03:17Ladies and gentlemen, the end comes officially 4 minutes 15 seconds.
01:03:21Round number one.
01:03:22Referee Mark Goddard puts a halt to the fight for your winner by TKO Atomic Alonzo Menifield.
01:03:39I'm here with the winner, Alonzo Menifield.
01:03:42Alonzo, that was insane.
01:03:45A very short fight, but while it lasted, just crazy.
01:03:49You two are really crazy.
01:03:53From the first minute to the end, it was always quick for me.
01:04:01Number one, him.
01:04:02Number one round for me.
01:04:03That was me.
01:04:04I put him down and I started off like that.
01:04:07I'm damn sure I ain't going to end like that.
01:04:08So this is what you're supposed to expect.
01:04:12You know, I laid him down.
01:04:14You certainly did.
01:04:26Zhang Mingyang is one of the most dangerous guys in the first round.
01:04:30He's won every single one of his fights in the very first round.
01:04:33But you didn't come out here and try and wrestle and stall or take it down.
01:04:38You stood there and went toe to toe.
01:04:40Was that the plan?
01:04:42Zhang Mingyang is a very scary player of the first round, but he didn't do any damage.
01:04:47He didn't do any damage.
01:04:48Zhang Mingyang is a very scary player of the first round.
01:04:52You're dang right.
01:04:53That was a goddamn plan.
01:04:54I'm going to come in here and fight him.
01:04:56You think I'm going to run and wrestle?
01:04:57Hell no.
01:04:58I came here and I fought him and I got him.
01:05:01He said, you think I'm going to play with him?
01:05:04I'm going to play with him.
01:05:04Of course not.
01:05:05I'm going to play with him.
01:05:07I'm going to play with him.
01:05:15I'm going to play with him.
01:05:17I'm going to play with him and win in style like that.
01:05:25Yeah, man, you see this fucking skin?
01:05:27So this means I got to take care of my family.
01:05:29And there's a whole stigma against us.
01:05:31So you're dang right.
01:05:32I'm going to come in here.
01:05:33I'm going to represent for my family.
01:05:35My wife, my kids.
01:05:37I grew up with no one.
01:05:38And I'm telling you that's my only goal.
01:05:41They're the beauty of them.
01:05:42I love them.
01:05:43And thank you, God.
01:05:56Alonzo, you're one of the most dangerous guys in the division.
01:05:59The power that you've got is ridiculous.
01:06:00I've got to ask after that crazy win,
01:06:02who do you want to fight next?
01:06:09Give me the top 10.
01:06:11I'm with Pat all day, every day.
01:06:13It doesn't matter.
01:06:14I'm going to report back.
01:06:16I'm going to train.
01:06:17Whoever they line up, I'll take them down.
01:06:20To me, everyone can do it.
01:06:22I can do it.
01:06:24I can do it.
01:06:26We'll keep up the good work and be proud of yourself in the same win.
01:06:29Ladies and gentlemen, your winner,
01:06:31Atomic Alonzo Manifield!
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01:06:4610 years younger is the fighter from China,
01:06:48who's the biggest betting favorite on the main card.
01:06:51Song Yedong, three inches taller at 5'8".
01:06:53One inch in reach for the Brazilian,
01:06:56former Flyweight champ, Davidson Figueredo.
01:06:59Let's set the table one final time with Joe Martinez.
01:07:03And now, ladies and gentlemen,
01:07:07the moment we've all been waiting for is now!
01:07:15Live from Galaxy Arena, here in Macau, China,
01:07:19this is the main event!
01:07:23Five-round schedule of this
01:07:25in the UFC Bantamweight Division.
01:07:28The three judges scoring at Octagon's side,
01:07:31Ben Cartlidge, Chris Lee, and Clemens Feltner.
01:07:35And inside the Octagon,
01:07:37your referee in charge of the action,
01:07:40Jason Herzog.
01:07:42And now, ladies and gentlemen,
01:07:44the judges are ready,
01:07:46the fighters are ready,
01:07:47the world is ready!
01:07:50China, make some noise
01:07:52if you are ready!
01:07:59Introducing to you first,
01:08:01fighting under the blue corner,
01:08:03his background, boxing and Muay Thai.
01:08:05At 5'5", 5'5", tall,
01:08:07he weighed in officially 135 1⁄2 pounds.
01:08:11His veteran record stands
01:08:13at 25 victories,
01:08:15six defeats,
01:08:16and one draw.
01:08:17He is the former
01:08:18two-time UFC Flyweight World Champion,
01:08:23currently the UFC's
01:08:25number seven-ranked Bantamweight
01:08:27contender of the world.
01:08:29From Sony,
01:08:30Bada,
01:08:31Brazil,
01:08:33here is Davidson,
01:08:35feels the getter,
01:08:38Figueroa!
01:08:43Figueroa!
01:08:44And across the Octagon,
01:08:47fighting under the red corner,
01:08:49his background,
01:08:50boxing and jiu-jitsu.
01:08:51At 5'8",
01:08:52he weighed in at the Bantamweight limit,
01:08:55136 pounds.
01:08:57His record stands at 22 victories,
01:09:00with nine defeats,
01:09:01one draw,
01:09:02and won no contest.
01:09:04He is the UFC's
01:09:05number five-ranked Bantamweight
01:09:07contender of the world,
01:09:09from Heelongjiang, China,
01:09:12the Kung Fu Kid,
01:09:15Song Yadong!
01:09:29Okay,
01:09:30Fred has gone over the rules
01:09:30and went back.
01:09:31There are no questions
01:09:31from either of you.
01:09:32You've already shaken hands.
01:09:3330 quarters.
01:09:34Come out,
01:09:34ready to fight.
01:09:37Well,
01:09:37this is the type of pressure
01:09:38that Song Yadong always wanted.
01:09:40The big fights,
01:09:41the main events,
01:09:42he's had those in the States.
01:09:43He said,
01:09:44everybody was booing me.
01:09:46But now,
01:09:47when you consider
01:09:48that China has not won
01:09:49a fight tonight,
01:09:51these fans
01:09:52want to celebrate.
01:09:54And Song Yadong
01:09:55could give them
01:09:56a big reason to do so
01:09:57against Davis and Figueredo.
01:09:59They haven't won a single fight.
01:10:01Have not won a fight tonight
01:10:02for the Chinese flag.
01:10:04A lot of pressure.
01:10:05A lot of pressure
01:10:06on Song Yadong.
01:10:07I'm reminded of Shenzhen,
01:10:08Michael,
01:10:08and I don't remember
01:10:09how many Chinese fighters
01:10:10won or lost,
01:10:11but I do remember
01:10:11Zhang Wei Li
01:10:12sent them all home.
01:10:13Oh, yes.
01:10:16Stunning knockout
01:10:18over Jessica Andrade.
01:10:20Song is in black,
01:10:22Figueredo,
01:10:22of course,
01:10:23in yellow.
01:10:24Straight away,
01:10:24you see the wide stance
01:10:26of Figueredo.
01:10:32And Figueredo
01:10:33always kind of loads
01:10:33his weight
01:10:34on that back leg,
01:10:36looking to counter,
01:10:38draws opponents in.
01:10:41He did say
01:10:42he wanted to be
01:10:42a little bit more
01:10:43aggressive this time,
01:10:44though.
01:10:49So as I was saying
01:10:50on the walk,
01:10:51when on the feet,
01:10:53when Figueredo
01:10:54throws the shots,
01:10:55obviously,
01:10:56well, normally,
01:10:57they're very looping.
01:10:59And because of that,
01:11:00he kind of telegraphs
01:11:01it a little bit.
01:11:02Song's very technical,
01:11:04direct.
01:11:08He closes distance
01:11:10very, very quickly
01:11:11as well.
01:11:29Both guys just kind of
01:11:30waiting to see.
01:11:36who's going to go first.
01:11:38The lead hook
01:11:39of Song Yirong
01:11:40is one of his
01:11:41best weapons.
01:11:46I'd like to see him
01:11:46set it up, though,
01:11:47with some jabs.
01:11:48The jab is not a strike
01:11:49he uses all that often.
01:11:55Oh, right now.
01:11:56Very fast.
01:12:04Obviously,
01:12:07with Figueredo
01:12:08being a southpaw,
01:12:10the right hand for Song Yirong
01:12:11is always going to be,
01:12:12well,
01:12:12predominantly,
01:12:13the lead attack,
01:12:16which plays into the hands
01:12:18of Figueredo
01:12:19if he's looking
01:12:19to take him down.
01:12:21Level change,
01:12:22go under the right hand,
01:12:23grab the legs.
01:12:35Song, a jab
01:12:36to the party
01:12:37that time.
01:12:42Oh,
01:12:42that's a good shot, though.
01:12:47Reminiscent of
01:12:48Jorge Masvidal
01:12:49versus Darren Till
01:12:50at the R2 Arena
01:12:51in 2019.
01:12:52A little stutter step
01:12:53into a big shot.
01:12:54Yeah.
01:12:57Someone might have
01:12:58got him into the whole
01:12:59thing about that as well.
01:13:00I don't know who it was.
01:13:24That's why both of these guys
01:13:25are being so patient right now.
01:13:27Yeah,
01:13:27the old trick is,
01:13:28you know,
01:13:28you try and con them
01:13:30into thinking
01:13:31that you're going to stand
01:13:32and that's when you shoot.
01:13:33But everyone knows this.
01:13:35Certainly,
01:13:36the fight is competing
01:13:36in the octagon knows this.
01:13:38Song Yirong knows this.
01:13:42Again,
01:13:42a great one attempt
01:13:43defended by Song.
01:13:45Yeah,
01:13:45good defense play, Song.
01:13:58Are you surprised
01:13:59that Song's not
01:14:00putting out more jabs
01:14:01or following him
01:14:02with other strikes
01:14:02to try to open the door
01:14:04for the right hand?
01:14:05Not really.
01:14:06He's overly concerned
01:14:07with the takedown attempt
01:14:08at this point,
01:14:09but more importantly,
01:14:10it's a five-round affair,
01:14:12you know,
01:14:13and he wants to get the win.
01:14:14However,
01:14:15last time out against
01:14:16Sean O'Malley,
01:14:17it was only three rounds
01:14:19and he lost the decision.
01:14:22He probably feels like
01:14:23he won that fight
01:14:24because it was close.
01:14:25The relevance is that
01:14:27you don't want to let
01:14:28rounds slip away.
01:14:31And that is disastrous.
01:14:33It is disastrous.
01:14:34That was a mistake.
01:14:35Slipped,
01:14:36and now he's back
01:14:38on the canvas.
01:14:39Yeah,
01:14:39best thing about it
01:14:40is there's only 20 seconds
01:14:41to go.
01:14:41That's fair.
01:14:41It's great if your name's
01:14:43Davidson Figueiredo.
01:14:55So Figueiredo
01:14:56takes top control
01:14:57to the final.
01:14:59Sonja Don outlanding
01:15:01in the first round.
01:15:03And we're through five minutes.
01:15:08Good job.
01:15:11Hey,
01:15:11when he goes southpaw,
01:15:13his liver's right there.
01:15:15His right liver,
01:15:17right?
01:15:18When he's close,
01:15:18you got the spin kick there,
01:15:20you can find the liver
01:15:21right there when he's southpaw.
01:15:22Hit that fucking liver,
01:15:23it's right there.
01:15:24And keep staying patient,
01:15:25you're doing a great job.
01:15:26One little slip,
01:15:26that's okay.
01:15:27And we're winning the count
01:15:28with those little kicks.
01:15:29Let's go.
01:15:38Drink water.
01:15:40You can kick
01:15:43his legs, okay?
01:15:48Dory Sanda.
01:15:59Ready for round number two.
01:16:08Last time Cejudo
01:16:09was in a main event.
01:16:09Second round.
01:16:10It's against Henry Cejudo
01:16:11in Seattle.
01:16:12It was stopped,
01:16:13if you remember,
01:16:14a technical decision
01:16:15after an eye poke
01:16:15stopped it.
01:16:16That was at the end
01:16:17of the third round.
01:16:20Of course,
01:16:20he went all three
01:16:21against O'Malley.
01:16:24Figueiredo's
01:16:25second fight of 2026.
01:16:26He went the distance
01:16:27against Umar and Armaga
01:16:28Medov back in January.
01:16:31And that's the fight
01:16:32where he says
01:16:32that he's got to believe
01:16:33in his jiu-jitsu mode.
01:16:35Because he was too busy
01:16:37trying to get back
01:16:37to his feet,
01:16:38but he firmly believes
01:16:39he could have had
01:16:39the ability to sweep him,
01:16:41to look for submissions.
01:16:45But none of that
01:16:46counts right now,
01:16:47because they're on the feet.
01:16:56And again,
01:16:56both men being
01:16:57very sensitive.
01:17:00Song just out of range
01:17:01with that one.
01:17:02A lot of fun there.
01:17:03Yeah.
01:17:04But be careful with that.
01:17:07Drag favor
01:17:07was suggesting
01:17:08for Song to
01:17:10think about
01:17:10spinning into that
01:17:11liver side of
01:17:12Figueiredo
01:17:13when they're in the
01:17:13open stance.
01:17:15That little spin thing
01:17:17that he did,
01:17:17I mean,
01:17:17it's very high risk
01:17:18with a low reward.
01:17:21Song getting closer.
01:17:23There's a
01:17:23another big swing
01:17:26over the top.
01:17:26He's going to take it once.
01:17:27Oh,
01:17:27I'm going to go out of the top.
01:17:33Oh,
01:17:42I'm going to go out of the top.
01:17:51Oh,
01:17:54I'm going to go out of the top.
01:18:09These guys are trying so hard to feint each other into the first action.
01:18:14Yeah, at some point you just gotta, you gotta take a chance though.
01:18:17You gotta make it happen.
01:18:19Still not in the second round.
01:18:21Oh, Song got a little too high on the aggressive ground attack.
01:18:26That just shows, even so big shots, with his leg caught up.
01:18:30Three good right hands from Song.
01:18:53A right head back to his record for waiting for Figueroa to come to him that time.
01:18:58That was clean.
01:19:01The right head kick though, because Figge's circling right into it all the time.
01:19:07And now Song's got him backed up against the fence.
01:19:09We'll see if Figueroa can find some space.
01:19:15Yeah, started to pick it up now.
01:19:16Wow.
01:19:18That was a hard leg kick as well.
01:19:22Good swing.
01:19:23Yeah.
01:19:26I love him.
01:19:33The ball.
01:19:33Give him a ball.
01:19:34Give him a ball, give him a ball.
01:19:35No, he's gone.
01:19:37The dip.
01:19:39The centero.
01:19:40And he eats some punishment on the way up.
01:19:42So now this is going to give some a lot of confidence because he's been able to stuff several takedown
01:19:47attempts
01:19:48Pretty much got a takedown of his own as well
01:19:50So I think we're gonna see some the longer this fight goes gonna start opening up more looking to do
01:19:55more damage
01:19:57Because the reality is you don't know until the fight starts if you can stop a takedown if you can't
01:20:04get back to your feet
01:20:04If you can take their punches
01:20:07You know because you build it up in your mind. You never underestimate your opponent
01:20:11But now it's like I can't stop this take down. I don't need to panic so much
01:20:16Now we can start to open up. Yeah, that confidence just continues to build as the fight goes on
01:20:22Into the final minute in round two
01:20:29Most of the actions initiated by figurella have been defended by signs who have been out of range of the
01:20:35strikes and defended all three of those takedown attempts
01:20:47And that is a Uriah favor team alpha male specials
01:21:09Yes!
01:21:09That is their speciality!
01:21:12He said it in the fighter meetings. He said, I've got jiu-jitsu skills. I just haven't shown it yet
01:21:18And man, did he just show it!
01:21:21That was so fast!
01:21:23He's got jiu-jitsu skills and China has a serious contender
01:21:34Fourth career win by submission for Song Yutong
01:21:38Enjoyed by the only fighter in UFC history to represent China and win a championship
01:21:46Song Yutong hopes to join Zhang Weili someday
01:21:50Tonight he took another step toward that
01:21:59What was...
01:22:00Yeah, it was just a chess match of timing and range
01:22:03And you could see in round two, Song Yutong threw in confidence and he really put it together
01:22:07Yeah, great timing on this takedown from Figueredo
01:22:10But Song Yutong immediately in on this guillotine
01:22:13And the squeeze on this guy must be absolutely insane for Figueredo to have to tap that quickly
01:22:21He had his guard wrapped up. He had it tight
01:22:25That's actually Figueredo's signature move. He's got five wins by guillotine
01:22:29This particular ending is wild!
01:22:33With how quick it developed as well
01:22:37And Song Yutong will remember this moment
01:22:41His first fight in China since 2018
01:22:43We'll cap it after a quick 30 second break
01:22:46He's got a lot of people
01:22:58He's got a lot of people
01:23:00He's got a lot of people
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01:23:04He's got a lot of people
01:23:05He's got a lot of people
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01:23:06He's got a lot of people
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01:23:11He's got a lot of people
01:23:39let's make it official and we'll hear from the kung fu kit here's joe martinez
01:23:45ladies and gentlemen the guillotine submission comes at the official time
01:23:49four minutes 42 seconds of round number two your winner china's own the kung fu kid
01:24:10i'm here with the winner song you don song the biggest win of your career in front of your home
01:24:17people what does it mean to go out there to be a former champion but to do it here and
01:24:23to do it
01:24:23in style like that yeah don't just say yeah最重要的一场勝利你前面在什么样的感觉在你的主场在这么多家乡父老的面前赢下这场比赛我等了这个时刻有八年了大家记得八年前我在上海也是用了员工训运这个医院很多人一直问我你什么时候还用我就等这个时刻
01:24:53我现在是最开心的我能说你最开心的时刻
01:24:56it has been eight years for me to wait for this moment a lot of people ask me when gonna
01:25:03use
01:25:04this workout song i said this time this is how i'll use it because this is in my hometown
01:25:11well the wait was certainly worthwhile you got the stoppage in the second round with the classic
01:25:16team alpha male guillotine let me ask you talk to me about the game plan because it was a tentative
01:25:22start were you expecting him to shoot in earlier and then did you work on that guillotine i mean
01:25:28i think i know you did uh let's say hi to go beside the这个具体的战术吧到底是怎么布置的打战力还是地面还是怎么样
01:25:39本来我想有一场炸力的 ko打下对手因为 rudy hernandez我在两个月前遇见了他他给我了很大的庆心当然我还有我的
01:25:50team team alpha male you know team alpha male is very very good
01:25:56you are taught me a lot thank you thank you danny and my body sorry i switched
01:26:12my team team alpha male everybody thank you oh of course i played a brutal knockout for this fight
01:26:19because i learned a lot of boxing from rudy but you know team alpha male has the best pjj in
01:26:26the world
01:26:26so i had the submission skills thanks to all my coaches and i get the w you've fought many
01:26:34former champions tonight with the biggest win of your career a beautiful submission in the second
01:26:39round i've got to ask you who do you want to face next i don't give
01:26:46fuck i take whatever you guys give me let's go谁都可以干就完了我在这里代表曾经像我一样追梦的年轻人虽然我一次一次失败但是我从来没有放弃过你们也一样最终你不会达到你们的梦想加油记忆全行
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