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Kim connected with a left hand laser early in the first round that dropped Batebolati, but to his credit, the Chinese fighter recovered quickly and began working his way back into the fight.

Over the next two rounds, the duo traded blows primarily on the feet, with Kim suffering a cut over his right eye after a clash of heads in the second, and Batebolati the fresher of the two down the stretch.

The judges were called upon to determine the winner, and all three saw things the same way, awarding Batebolati the unanimous decision win. That’s now four straight wins for “Lion King,” who moves to 10-1-1 with the victory.

Holding a massive size advantage, Feng kicked things off by lighting up Singh on the feet, hurting her with long, clean strikes before the undersized Indian fighter initiated the clinch. But that was no better for her, as Feng quickly worked her way to top position, advancing to mount, where she unloaded a torrent of blows to force the stoppage.

Just a dominant effort from the 22-year-old Chinese prospect, who looks like one to watch in the tournament going forward.

The Japanese wrestler played to his strengths throughout, closing the distance and dragging Hong to the canvas repeatedly in each round. While the South Korean veteran did well to work back to his feet and avoid getting stuck in bad positions, Haraguchi remained velcroed to him at all times, landing short, chipping shots to the legs and frustrating Hong at every turn.

The featherweights went the distance, but the result was never in question, as all three judges scored the fight in favor of Haraguchi, who advances to 8-1 overall and moves forward to the semifinals with his third career Road to UFC victory.

The power difference between the two was evident throughout, as Zhu hurt Ando on multiple occasions, busting him up on the feet and stinging him to the body as well. While he wasn’t able to secure the finish, the 28-year-old featherweight was in control and continuing to fire throughout.

All three judges saw the fight in favor of Zhu, who advances to face Shin Haraguchi in the semifinals later this year.

Luna tried to get the fight to the canvas quickly in hopes of neutralizing Wang’s significant striking advantage, but the Chinese standout took advantage of her opponent’s willingness to hunt leg locks in order to pummel her from top position. After ending up in top position, Wang showed off her developing submission game, hunting an anaconda choke before connecting her hands on a mounted guillotine and securing the tap.

Now 5-0 in MMA, Wang could very well find her way to the UFC in the near future, as she holds a kickboxing win over former flyweight champ Valentina Shevchenko and bested UFC alum Wu Yanan last time out.

This was a low-output, limited action affair, with neither woman having a great deal of success on the feet for prolonged stretches. However, Dong did well when she closed the distance and opted to grapple, taking Sharma’s back at one point and controlling the action in tight throughout.

The judges were called upon to determine the victor, and all three saw it the same way, awarding Dong a clean sweep of the scorecards and an opportunity to face the winner of the upcoming bout between Shi Ming and YeDam Seo.

Kawana wrestled heavily in the opening round, blanketing the South Korean for the majority of the frame. In the second and third, he used his striking more to create opportunities to grapple, busting Song up and looking his most dominant in the final stanza.

It was a clean sweep of the scorecards for the 29-year-old Kawana, who moves to 10-3 with the victory and awaits the winner of the featured bout between Xie Bin and Yibugele.

In the opening round, Shi connected with a knee to the chin of Seo that dropped the South Korean fighter, who was able to gather herself and avoid getting finished. Seo worked her way back into the fight, using her grappling to slow things down in the second, before the two traded shots and fought tooth-and-nail to the end of the contest.

All three judges scored the fight the same, awarding Shi the unanimous decision win. The 29-year-old advances to 15-5 with the victory and will now face off with her compatriot Dong later this year with a place in the finals of the 115-pound tournament hanging in the balance.

The 26-year-old Xie showed greater patience against Yibugele, landing big shots in bursts and remaining poised in the moments when he cleanly stung his opponent. After suffering a split decision loss on Dana White’s Contender Series in 2021 and a rapid submission loss to eventually tournament winner Jeong Yeong Lee in the first season of Road to UFC, “The Stalker” finally turned in a complete effort and claimed a victory, punching his ticket to the semifinals in the process.

This was a strong all-around effort from Xie, who has now won four straight and will face Japanese wrestler Masuto Kawana in the next round.