At noon on December 10, Beijing time, UFC Fight Night was held in Las Vegas, and in the main event of the finale, Chinese player Song Yadong faced American Gutierrez in the bantamweight matchup. Song Yadong was very strong on the ground throughout the court and eventually won a unanimous decision victory over Gutierrez.
Song Yadong, who recently turned 26, has a career record of 20-7, 1 draw and 1 result, including 9 knockouts and 3 submission wins, and is currently ranked seventh in the official UFC bantamweight rankings. His opponent, Chris Gutierrez, 32, is ranked 15th, has a career record of 20-5-2 and specializes in low kicks, and he will face a top-10 fighter in his first five-round bout. It's going to be a punch-and-leg showdown.
In the first round, the two sides exchanged punches and kicks at the beginning, Gutierrez made more false movements, Song Yadong's leg sweep gradually began to have an effect, and the two grabbed a wave of points at the end.
In the second round, Gutierrez suddenly kicked Song Yadong in the face during interference, Song Yadong sought a close-quarters breakthrough, and left and right punches forced Gutierrez back, but was kicked by a Kraft and almost lost his center of gravity. In the middle of the game, Gutierrez's eye insertion was stopped by the referee for warning, and Song Yadong's left eye was red and swollen. In the final two minutes, Song Yadong went into the ground clinch with his leg and pushed Gutierrez to the Circle Wall. Gutierrez was severely warned by the referee for grabbing the edge, and Song Yadong smashed his fist fiercely in the last few seconds.
In the third round, Song Yadong pushed Gutierrez to the Circle Wall and threw heavy punches, and Gutierrez was inserted into the eye and the bout was suspended for more than a minute. Then Gutierrez moved and had a better sense of distance, and made some changes, and Song Yadong was swept but bounced up quickly, not giving his opponent a chance. At the end of the game, Song Yadong forced Gutierrez to the Circle Wall and threw punches, then turned around and swung his leg to take Gutierrez down and control until the end of the round.
In the fourth round, Gutierrez stepped up his counterattack, and Song Yadong punched his opponent to the canvas for smashing punches. Almost all of this round was in Song Yadong's ground control, and after defending the opponent's solid triangle intentions, Gutierrez was never able to return to his feet.
In the final round, Gutierrez kicked the air and fell, and Song Yadong took the opportunity to get to the canvas again. Song Yadong smashed punches and elbows continuously, and the strength was not heavy, but the victory was on the left and right and continued to open the bow. In the last 90 seconds, Gutierrez was almost unable to hold on, and Song Yadong controlled the ground for more than 10 minutes, and the game situation was already getting closer and clearer. In the end, the referee unanimously decided that Song Yadong won.