Zhang Lipeng and Chris Wade slowed the pace of tonight’s event with their bout. Low blows, strikes to the back of the head and a grapple-heavy fight led to a fight that may not have satisfied the casual mixed martial arts fan’s appetite for action.

By Jon Kirschner | Twitter

The referee called for the fight to pause twice in the first round due to low blows from Lipeng. On top of that, the referee missed a couple shots to the back of the head from Lipeng. This combined with Wade’s wrestling strategy resulted in a slow and grueling fight.

Lipeng landed another shot to the nuts of Wade in the second round which resulted in a point deduction. From that point on, Wade did not want to give Lipeng another chance to win a round and he proceeded to grapple his way to a decision win.

Chris Wade def. Zhang Lipeng by way of Unanimous Decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)