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thank you UFC 269 Cody no love garbrandt 12th UFC appearance but first as a 125 pound fighter eighth UFC appearance for City kickboxings Kai Kara France power of fronts in Black garbrandt in blue [Applause] Cody looks big compared to Kai he really does and that’s a sign of getting the weight down the correct way because it goes back on you well it took a long time for him to do it it’s pretty amazing when you think about it a seven month Journey right and he’s even talked about keeping himself ready to be a potential alternate in January were he to win tonight serious discipline it’s really been more cardio output in the fact that he’s not a big eater right like he doesn’t like food helps he said that that Dr Mateo took his sweet tooth away him and his son used to eat a lot of candy together and he said uh now he doesn’t really want it or crave it as much Farm France has done a good job of keeping his back to the Octagon side but now he’s got to get a little closer to start letting his hands go but a lot of feeling out here with these guys well I think Kai respects the power so he’s not trying to go in and be Reckless not the the start that I expected considering the fire behind the press conference catch Carla France on the way in appear to just miss nice switch kick blocked by Cody interesting that Kai Carl France is the one taking the center of the octagon and pressing Cody backwards well if you’re the smaller guy you almost have to do that you got to be the one trying to dictate the engagement especially if you’re fighting a guy that doesn’t need much as you enter or doesn’t kick very much like Cody garbrand doesn’t throw many kicks so Kai can enter and worry mostly about the hands oh he got down for the QE oh that’s a big shot garbage circles needs another big right [Applause] garbrandt says bring it oh double leg by Barbara is trying to hit place here [Applause] Cara fronts back to his feet we’ll see if he can pick his spots wisely here Cody’s gotta still be in trouble good counter right Kai did a really good job of just taking his time and finding the right moment to throw a shot nice jab from Cara Fox garbrand circling towards that power right well when you’re that hurt you’re not thinking about going left to right you’re just like let me get out of the way yeah of what’s coming after me can I set it up too he jammed to the bottom beautiful combination [Applause] wow this dude’s got some high-level striking well the Precision was perfect the punches were fantastic just one of the questions that people always have when a guy drops that much weight is how does it affect his chin they cut all the weight and it almost takes an effect on the chin but I don’t know if that was the the weight cut I think kaikon France was just extremely accurate and he landed shots that that would pull out just about any 135 pounder it was beautiful I mean it was really a perfect right hand to set it all up right here you see Kai kind of throwing the jab jab short jabbing the right hand behind him that jab was never intended to land it was just to close the distance and then as he closed the distance he hits another right hand knocks Cody down now Cody did a really good job of staying in the fight initially at one point he changes it to a double leg gets takedown but they look at this combination here another overhand right then an uppercut follows it I mean every single shot was just on the Target by kaikara France and he earns the biggest win of his career over a former champion in Cody garbrandt and he’s a knockout artist Dan hooker’s got to be happy Carl France’s family is staying at hooker’s house what a moment for the sixth ranked Flyway Contender Kai Kara France to make it official Bruce Buffett ladies and gentlemen referee Herb Dean is called a stop to this contest at three minutes 21 seconds in the very first round declining the winner by TKO oh God don’t blink s [Applause]