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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Li Xiaodong (ranked 411 p4p, 618 weight class) and Tekashi Six Nine (ranked 47 p4p, 31 weight class). Six Nine has chosen KIKA - Tekashi 6ix9ine as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Li Xiaodong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tekashi Six Nine !
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Six Nine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Xiaodong.
Six Nine takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Some bone on bone action there as Xiaodong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Xiaodong lands a nice shot that snaps Six Nine 's head back.
Six Nine tried to score with a low kick but Xiaodong checks it.
Xiaodong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Six Nine slips a jab from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong scoring well with a low kick there.
Six Nine throws a front kick that sends Xiaodong stumbling back into the cage.
Xiaodong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Xiaodong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Xiaodong uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Xiaodong misses with an uppercut. Six Nine saw that one coming.
Xiaodong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xiaodong misses with a left hand
and Six Nine counters with a left and a right that stings Xiaodong.
Xiaodong lands with a straight right. Six Nine didn't see that one coming.
Xiaodong ducks under a wild hook from Six Nine .
Xiaodong appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Six Nine wants to land a leg kick but Xiaodong is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Six Nine .
Six Nine looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Xiaodong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xiaodong misses with a low kick.
Six Nine lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Li Xiaodong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xiaodong lands a right hook to the body.
Six Nine changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Xiaodong misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Six Nine on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Xiaodong misses with a body shot
letting Six Nine counter with a right hand.
Six Nine throws a right and a left that both miss.
Xiaodong checks a low kick from Six Nine .
Xiaodong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Six Nine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Xiaodong throws a big shot that misses.
Xiaodong scores with a punch to the head.
Xiaodong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine connects with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xiaodong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xiaodong punishes Six Nine 's body with a nice straight punch.
Six Nine tries to move into range but Xiaodong moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Six Nine misses with an uppercut.
Six Nine has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Xiaodong thumps Six Nine with a low kick.
Six Nine moves away from the strike by Xiaodong.
Six Nine throws a counter combo.
Xiaodong throws an off balance right hand
and Six Nine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Xiaodong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Six Nine .
Xiaodong misses with a left hand
and Six Nine counters with a leg kick.
Six Nine walks into a stiff left hand from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong is looking to clinch but Six Nine is avoiding it.
Xiaodong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Xiaodong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Six Nine manages to avoid it.
Six Nine looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Xiaodong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Six Nine . That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Xiaodong misses the target.
It seemed like Six Nine was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Xiaodong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Six Nine has time to react.
Xiaodong wants to clinch.
Xiaodong connects with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Xiaodong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Xiaodong misses.
A jab from Xiaodong misses.
Xiaodong throws a right hand that Six Nine ducks under and follows up with a left that Six Nine also avoids with ease.
Six Nine checks the leg kick.
Xiaodong jabs Six Nine to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Xiaodong. That snapped Six Nine 's head back.
Xiaodong misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine scores with a jab to the head.
Xiaodong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Six Nine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab, jab by Xiaodong - just one landing.
Xiaodong is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Six Nine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Xiaodong.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Xiaodong rushes Six Nine and presses him up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Six Nine - that landed with a thud.
Xiaodong can't find room to land a body shot as Six Nine controls the action.
Xiaodong is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right from Xiaodong on the inside.
A short uppercut from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong takes an elbow to the forehead.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xiaodong.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Six Nine lands a hook to the side of the head.
Xiaodong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Six Nine misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Six Nine .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Li Xiaodong dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Xiaodong swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Six Nine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Xiaodong throws a shot from downtown. Six Nine moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Six Nine was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Xiaodong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xiaodong misses with a hook. Six Nine ducked under it nicely.
Xiaodong lands a glancing blow to the side of Six Nine 's head.
Xiaodong wants to clinch
and Six Nine counters with a good, hard body kick but Xiaodong shrugs it off.
Six Nine avoids the body shot from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong tries to clinch up.
Xiaodong walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Six Nine checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Six Nine counters with a body kick.
Xiaodong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Six Nine .
It seemed like Six Nine was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Six Nine scoring well with a low kick there.
Six Nine lunges at Xiaodong with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Xiaodong's hand.
Six Nine slips under a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Six Nine misses.
Six Nine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Six Nine throws a chopping leg kick but Xiaodong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Xiaodong is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaodong throws out a powerful jab.
Xiaodong scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Xiaodong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Six Nine can do to turn this around?
Xiaodong looks to score with a jab to the body but Six Nine is just out of range.
That kick from Xiaodong tenderised Six Nine 's leg. Six Nine is trying to keep his angry face on.
Xiaodong closes the distance and pushes Six Nine back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Six Nine fails to land.
Six Nine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xiaodong can't find room to land a body shot as Six Nine controls the action.
Xiaodong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Six Nine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xiaodong.
Six Nine moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Six Nine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Xiaodong.
Six Nine throws out a loose jab but Xiaodong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xiaodong misses with a wild body shot.
Six Nine slips a jab from Xiaodong.
A nice side step and Six Nine releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A slow jab from Xiaodong misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong throws a body shot but no joy.
Xiaodong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Donk. Six Nine catches Xiaodong right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xiaodong clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xiaodong.
Six Nine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Xiaodong takes an elbow to the temple.
Xiaodong scores with a shot to the side of Six Nine 's head.
A nice left hand lands by Six Nine .
Nice elbow from Six Nine .
Six Nine blocking some punches.
Xiaodong tries to work over Six Nine 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong can't find room to land a body shot as Six Nine controls the action.
Six Nine lands with a light punch inside.
Xiaodong blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Xiaodong.
A head punch on the inside from Xiaodong fails to land.
Xiaodong swings wildly with an uppercut but Six Nine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Six Nine misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine wants to get back to striking at distance but Xiaodong won't allow it.
Six Nine 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Six Nine works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Six Nine blocks an uppercut.
Six Nine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Xiaodong backwards.
Li Xiaodong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Xiaodong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Six Nine 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A short left from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong blocks a body shot from Six Nine .
Xiaodong avoids the elbow strike from Six Nine , against the cage.
Xiaodong blocks an elbow strike from Six Nine .
Six Nine lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Six Nine can't find room to land a body shot as Xiaodong controls the action.
Six Nine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xiaodong's elbow.
Xiaodong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Six Nine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Six Nine lands an elbow just above Xiaodong 's eye.
Six Nine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Six Nine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Xiaodong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xiaodong misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine lands an elbow inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Xiaodong.
Still in the clinch, Six Nine scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Xiaodong.
Six Nine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Six Nine breaks the clinch.
Six Nine looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Xiaodong throws out a loose jab but Six Nine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xiaodong throws a lazy right hand but Six Nine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab by Six Nine .
Six Nine slips a jab and a cross from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong thuds his right hand into Six Nine 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Li Xiaodong is winning the standup battle so far.
Xiaodong misses with an uppercut
and Six Nine counters with a nice low kick that buckles Xiaodong's knee momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xiaodong throws a hook but Six Nine avoids it easily.
Six Nine moves out of range of the leg kick from Xiaodong.
Six Nine was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Xiaodong has taken the fight to the clinch.
Six Nine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Li Xiaodong will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Xiaodong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Six Nine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Six Nine feints a counter leg kick.
Six Nine checks the leg kick nicely there.
Six Nine just misses with a punch to the body.
Xiaodong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Six Nine 's sensitive parts.
Xiaodong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Six Nine .
Six Nine takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Six Nine wants to slow Xiaodong down by chopping away at his legs.
Six Nine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Xiaodong.
Six Nine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Six Nine is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiaodong misses with a hook to the body
and Six Nine counters with a straight right hand.
Six Nine keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Xiaodong scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Six Nine ducks under a wild hook from Xiaodong.
Six Nine gets tackled into the cage by Xiaodong. Xiaodong maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaodong misses with a body punch.
Xiaodong working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Six Nine .
Xiaodong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Xiaodong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Six Nine backwards.
Xiaodong misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the cage, Six Nine throws an elbow but misses.
Xiaodong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Six Nine 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Six Nine lands a hook to the side of the head.
Six Nine misses with a body punch.
Six Nine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Six Nine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Six Nine scores with a shoulder strike.
Six Nine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Six Nine scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Xiaodong.
Nice elbow from Six Nine .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Six Nine .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Six Nine .
Xiaodong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Six Nine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Six Nine lands an elbow inside that Xiaodong shrugs off.
Xiaodong lands an uppercut.
Six Nine lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Xiaodong fails to land.
Xiaodong blocks the elbow strike.
Six Nine throws an elbow but it misses.
Six Nine throws an elbow but it misses.
Xiaodong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Six Nine lands with a right to the head.
Six Nine misses with a body punch.
Xiaodong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Xiaodong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Xiaodong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Xiaodong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Six Nine struggles to land a body shot inside as Xiaodong controls his hands.
Six Nine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch lands to the side of Six Nine 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Xiaodong tries to clinch but Six Nine is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Six Nine lands a nice leg kick that just misses Xiaodong's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick lands from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Six Nine was well out of range. Poor timing from Xiaodong.
Six Nine keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Six Nine gets tackled into the cage by Xiaodong. Xiaodong maintains the clinch.
Six Nine lands a shoulder strike.
Xiaodong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Six Nine .
Six Nine misses with an elbow over the top.
Xiaodong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Six Nine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Six Nine tries to throw a body punch but Xiaodong avoids it by throwing Six Nine back against the cage.
Six Nine misses with an elbow over the top.
Xiaodong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Xiaodong.
Six Nine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Xiaodong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Six Nine s head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xiaodong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine blocks an uppercut.
Six Nine lands a hook to the side of the head.
Xiaodong can't find room to land a body shot as Six Nine controls the action.
Xiaodong prevents a body shot from Six Nine .
Xiaodong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xiaodong lands a body shot.
Xiaodong prevents a body shot from Six Nine .
Six Nine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Six Nine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Six Nine .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Six Nine .
Six Nine throws an elbow but it misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Six Nine .
Xiaodong throws a head punch that misses.
Six Nine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xiaodong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Xiaodong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Xiaodong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Six Nine lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Xiaodong or not.
A head punch on the inside from Xiaodong fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Li Xiaodong did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Xiaodong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Six Nine checks a low kick from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong throws an off balance right hand
and Six Nine counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Xiaodong bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Six Nine 's head backwards.
Six Nine tries to work over Xiaodong's front leg with a kick but Xiaodong checks it.
Xiaodong is looking to score with low kicks.
Six Nine throws a counter combo.
A low kick from Xiaodong is predictable there
and Six Nine counters with a nice body shot.
Six Nine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Xiaodong.
A big right from Six Nine misses.
Xiaodong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Six Nine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Xiaodong throws an off balance right hand
and Six Nine counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiaodong tries to clinch there but Six Nine circles away.
Six Nine moves out of range of the strikes.
Xiaodong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Six Nine .
A looping hook to the body misses from Xiaodong. Six Nine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Six Nine looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Six Nine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xiaodong.
A looping hook to the body misses from Six Nine . Xiaodong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xiaodong wants to clinch.
Six Nine scores with a sloppy right hand. Xiaodong should have avoided that one.
Xiaodong misses with a wild body shot.
Six Nine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xiaodong is looking to chop away at Six Nine 's legs.
Six Nine takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Six Nine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xiaodong is looking to counter punch.
A swing and a miss from Xiaodong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine tests Xiaodong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Xiaodong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Six Nine manages to avoid it.
Xiaodong jabs Six Nine right on the nose. Six Nine blinks but takes it well.
Xiaodong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Six Nine tries a quick counter leg kick but Xiaodong is wise to it.
Xiaodong throws a poor cross that misses
and Six Nine counters with a straight right hand.
Xiaodong scores with a hook to the body. Six Nine takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Xiaodong throws a combination that misses
and Six Nine counters with an outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xiaodong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Six Nine .
Six Nine appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Six Nine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong darts in and clinches Six Nine up against the cage.
Xiaodong blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Six Nine .
Xiaodong tries a body shot but Six Nine blocks it.
Xiaodong tries to throw a body punch but Six Nine avoids it by throwing Xiaodong back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A left hand lands to the body for Six Nine .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
I was talking to Xiaodong's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Six Nine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Six Nine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Six Nine has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Xiaodong misses with a wild body shot.
Xiaodong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Xiaodong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Six Nine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xiaodong manages to avoid it.
Xiaodong scores with a punch to the head.
Nice shot lands for Six Nine .
Xiaodong swings widly with a right hand
and Six Nine counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Six Nine .
Xiaodong misses with an uppercut.
Xiaodong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Xiaodong connects with an inside leg kick.
Six Nine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It appears Xiaodong was looking to counter with a kick there.
A lazy left from Six Nine finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Six Nine defending well as Xiaodong loads up on a big left hand.
Xiaodong throws a body shot but no joy.
Six Nine is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Six Nine misses with an uppercut.
Xiaodong throws a solid leg kick but Six Nine takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Xiaodong.
Six Nine feints a counter leg kick.
Six Nine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Xiaodong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Six Nine was well out of range. Poor timing from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong misses with a hook.
Six Nine throws out a counter right but Xiaodong avoids it with no problem.
Xiaodong tries to clinch up but Six Nine circles away and keeps his distance.
Six Nine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good work by Six Nine as he checks the leg kick.
Xiaodong misses with an uppercut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Xiaodong has a couple of punches blocked by Six Nine .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Tekashi Six Nine will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Xiaodong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Six Nine blocks a jab.
Xiaodong throws a leg kick but Six Nine sees it coming and moves out of range.
Six Nine looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Good leg kick by Six Nine .
Xiaodong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab from Xiaodong misses.
Xiaodong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Six Nine counters with a nice body shot.
Xiaodong throws a body punch but Six Nine moves out of range.
Six Nine looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Six Nine connects with an inside leg kick.
That kick from Six Nine tenderised Xiaodong's leg. Xiaodong is trying to keep his angry face on.
Six Nine lands a head kick. Xiaodong smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiaodong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jab from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong throws a leg kick
and Xiaodong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Xiaodong's jab looks to have found its range, popping Six Nine under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Six Nine with a nice calf kick.
Xiaodong misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Xiaodong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Decent striking displayed by Xiaodong there.
Six Nine walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A punch combination from Xiaodong misses.
Six Nine looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Xiaodong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Six Nine swings for the body but Xiaodong moves out of range.
Six Nine takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Xiaodong throws a hook but Six Nine avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Six Nine misses its intended target.
Xiaodong throws a shot to the body.
A big right from Xiaodong misses.
Six Nine takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tekashi Six Nine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong throws a push kick but Six Nine slaps the foot to one side.
Six Nine swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Six Nine looks to score with a jab to the body but Xiaodong is just out of range.
Xiaodong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Six Nine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Six Nine throws out a counter right but Xiaodong avoids it with no problem.
Xiaodong misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Six Nine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Xiaodong misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Six Nine on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Xiaodong throws a leg kick but Six Nine sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Six Nine scores with a shot to the body.
Xiaodong scores with a leg kick.
Six Nine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Xiaodong.
Six Nine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Xiaodong.
A bone on bone clash there as Six Nine blocks the leg kick.
A nice side step and Six Nine releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Six Nine momentarily.
Xiaodong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Six Nine .
Xiaodong throws a leg kick but Six Nine moved away.
Xiaodong throws an overhand right that lands on Six Nine 's shoulder, as Six Nine tries to avoid the shot.
Xiaodong throws a body shot but no joy.
Six Nine doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Xiaodong loads up on a big right hand but Six Nine slips the punch.
Six Nine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xiaodong.
A nice side step and Six Nine releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Six Nine takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Xiaodong cracks Six Nine with an open hand slap.
Six Nine looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Xiaodong throws a hook but Six Nine blocks it.
Xiaodong looks to land a left hand but Six Nine moved out of range nicely.
Xiaodong lands a head shot.
Six Nine misses the shot to the body.
Xiaodong appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Xiaodong blocks the leg kick.
Six Nine loads up on a big right hand but Xiaodong slips the punch.
Six Nine thuds a left hand into Xiaodong's body.
Xiaodong throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Six Nine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Six Nine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Xiaodong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Six Nine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Xiaodong is looking to chop away at Six Nine 's legs.
A little jabbing left from Six Nine on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A low kick lands for Six Nine .
Six Nine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xiaodong.
Good standup being displayed there by Xiaodong as he connects with a hook.
Six Nine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Xiaodong.
Li Xiaodong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A slapping leg kick lands for Six Nine .
And that's the end of the fight!
Li Xiaodong showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Xiaodong has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 48:47
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 50:47
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 50:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Li Xiaodong!
Li Xiaodong is the new bantamweight champion!
Post fight, an emotional Li Xiaodong said 'Gracie, I want that rematch for your belt, or come for mine. We have to fight now.'.
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