UFC 265 (Lewis vs. Gaine) was held on August 8 in Houston, Texas. The tournament consisted of 5 main and 8 secondary matches, for a total of 13 matches. In the headline main event, "Black Beast" Derek Lewis will play the heavyweight interim champion with "Good Boy" Cyril Gayne. China's Song Yadong faced American Casey Kenny in the first game of the night's main tournament.
Song Yadong's current record is 16 wins, 5 losses, 1 draw and 1 no result, including 6 KO and 3 surrender wins. Song Yadong, who is only 23 years old this year, has played 7 games in the octagon cage and has not tasted a defeat in his first 6 appearances. In March this year, Song Yadong suffered his first defeat at the UFC, unanimously deciding to lose to Keller Phillips, falling out of the top fifteen of the official rankings.
Casey Kenny currently has a record of 16 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, including 2 KO and 5 surrender wins. In the three years of playing in the octagonal cage, Kenny has played a record of 5 wins and 2 losses, and in October last year, he unanimously defeated China's Alateng Black Force by a huge margin.
In the first round, Kenny continued to play his legs, Song Yadong maintained a good distance and mainly attacked with boxing, supplemented by low sweeps to interrupt Kenny's rhythm, and both sides moved very fast. Song Yadong was knocked down by a blow during a kick, but fortunately he quickly returned to his standing and continued to attack.
In the second round, the two sides continued to fight. Kenny hit consecutive punches, and Song Yadong's low sweep combined with the mid-sweep did not allow the opponent to get close. Kenny initiates a hug and is perfectly defended by Song Yadong. In the first two rounds, Song Yadong's number of punches was dominant, and he was not inferior when he wrestled with the cage edge.
In the third round, Song Yadong continued to control the distance perfectly, hitting both the forehand stab and the right hand heavy punch after winning the continuous mid-sweep. Kenny's fitness declined and he began to fight and retreat. When the two sides stood to change fists, Song Yadong had the advantage, and the number of hits from the head torso and legs was fully dominant. After Kenny launched consecutive hugs and was defused by Song Yadong, he was unable to return to the sky, and finally the two sides played three full rounds.
In the end, Song Yadong defeated Kathy Kenny with a divisive decision (30-27, 29-28, 28-29).
After the game, Song Yadong said, "I was very excited because I didn't perform well in the last game. I think I stand better, so I don't fight as I said before the game! ”