China News Service, May 17-Chinese player Song Yadong, who scored 5 wins and 1 draw in the octagonal cage, played against Ecuadorian Marlon Villa, who had won five consecutive victories in Florida, in the morning on the 17th in Beijing. In the end, after unanimous judgment, Song Yadong successfully repelled the enemy and strangled the opponent's streak hope.
At the game site, the referee announced the result of the game and Song Yadong won. UFC official photo
In the first round, the two players started with a tentative attack. After getting acquainted with each other, Song Yadong took the lead in attacking, and several jabs hit his opponent. About 2 minutes later, Vera sent out the middle sweep, Song Yadong took the opportunity to grab a leg and tried to fall but failed. After that, Song Yadong made several precise hits and hit Vera, then the two started a close fight at the edge of the cage, looking for an offensive opportunity with each other, and Song Yadong's eyes also suffered a wound in the process.
In the second round, the two sides continued to stand in an offensive and defensive battle. Vera continued to sweep the offense continuously in the opening stage, but Song Yadong took the opportunity to fight back several times and began to gradually gain an advantage on the scene. In the middle of the round, Vera tried a high sweep, but was successfully defended by Song Yadong. Afterwards, the two again fought to the edge of the cage and launched a very intense close-range fist, but they failed to knock down each other. At the final stage of the round, Vera recovered some balance and hit Song Yadong in a continuous attack.
The scene of the game. UFC official photo
In the third round, after starting a kick, Vera immediately stepped forward and hugged Song Yadong, knocked him down, and then launched a ground suppression in the upper position. After more than 1 minute, the two returned to the standing state, continued to compete and hit each other, but Song Yadong's offensive effect was more obvious, not only had more effective hits, but also always repel Vera . In the last minute, Vera knocked down Song Yadong twice in a row and tried to take a naked back twist on the ground, but failed to form.
The final three rounds of fierce battle ended, Song Yadong with the same three points of 29:28, unanimously decided to win, ending the opponent's 5 straight victories.
The scene of the game. UFC official photo
Song Yadong left home at the age of 10 to practice martial arts and at the age of 14 practiced mixed martial arts, all the way to the UFC. In 2017, Song Yadong, who was on the UFC stage for the first time, played against Indian player Kandal. At the time, at the age of 19, he used a "guillotine" to surrender his opponent in the first round and won the best bonus of the game. In the UFC Fight Night 132 match held in Singapore the following year, Song Yadong defeated Brazilian veteran Felipe Arantes and won the best bonus award again.
On July 10, 2019, the UFC official ranking was updated, and Chinese teenager Song Yadong ranked 13th in the bantamweight category, becoming the first Chinese male player to enter the top 15 UFC official rankings. Song Yadong, who is only 22 years old, is running fast on his dream road, and the future is expected. (Finish)