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Fight #1 - TPF Bantamweight Division Fight
Cody “The Renegade†Gibson (4-1-0) vs. Walel “The Gazelle†Watson (7-1-0)
Round One
The round begins with Gibson scoring an immediate takedown on Watson, the fighters quickly get up and Gibson catches Watson with a right. Gibson blocks a kick attempt and gets another takedown on Watson, Watson barely misses an arm bar on Gibson. Gibson scrambles to break free and gets back control on Watson, Watson then nearly catches Gibson with a knee bar. Gibson then starts catching Watson with elbow strikes, Gibson briefly gets side control on Watson while attacking him with elbows. The fighters stand up as the round ends.
Round Two
The round begins with Gibson nailing Watson with a flying knee strike, Gibson then scores a takedown on Watson and he quickly postures up. Gibson then attacks Watson with tons of punches while gaining back control, Watson finds a way to put Gibson in the full guard. Watson then catches a posturing Gibson with an up kick, Gibson gets another takedown and puts Watson in the crucifix position. Gibson moves to full mount and attacks Watson with a ton of punches and elbows until the referee steps in.
Fight Result: Cody Gibson def. Walel Watson by TKO (4:09, R2)
Fight #2 - TPF Featherweight Division Fight
Art “King Arthur†Arciniega (9-4-0) vs. Josh “Son Of Nun†Herrick (6-2-0)
Round One
The fight begins with Herrick dropping Arciniega with a low leg kick, Arciniega then locks in a triangle choke from out of nowhere and a tap out follows.
Fight Result: Art Arciniega def. Josh Herrick by submission via triangle choke (1:08, R1) Fight #3 - TPF Welterweight Division Fight
Alan Jouban (1-0-0) vs. Chidi “Chidi Chidi Bang Bang†Njokuani (4-2-0)
Round One
The round begins with Njokuani attacking Jouban with leg kicks, Njokuani follows it up by nailing Jouban with a push kick. Njokuani charges at Jouban and nails him with several punches, Jouban makes some room to hit Njokuani with a knee strike. Njokuani responds with a few knee strikes of his own, Jouban scores a takedown on Njokuani and he immediately postures up. Both fighters stand up and Njokuani resumes his leg kick attack on Jouban, Njokuani then scores a takedown on Jouban and gets the closed guard as the round ends.
Round Two
The round begins with Jouban charging at Njokuani with punches, Njokuani puts Jouban on the ground with a leg kick. Njokuani transitions to half guard on Jouban, Njokuani starts to attack Jouban with some ground and pound. Njokuani postures up and continues his assault on Jouban, Jouban tries to get a triangle choke and arm bar on Njokuani. The fighters stand up and both fighters exchange knee strikes, Njokuani scores an ugly takedown on Jouban and winds up in the guard. Jouban nearly locks in an arm bar as the round ended.
Midway through the third round of the Alan Jouban/Chidi Njokuani fight, the Sherdog.com stream suddenly stopped and has yet to resume. Due to this unfortunate occurrence, the live coverage of Tachi Palace Fights 9 “The Contenders†has been cancelled. I apologize for any inconvenience this has caused those reading this on PWInsiderXtra.com
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