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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cung Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Li's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, B.Y.O.B. Corey Williams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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134 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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164 cm
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145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cung Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Corey Williams!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li shoots in but no luck this time.
Li drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Li is out of range.
Li shoots in looking for a takedown but Williams manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Li's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Li's shoulder, as Li tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Williams connects with a crisp jab.
Li tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Williams tests Li's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Li bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Li staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Li moved out of range.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Li needs to keep his hands up - Williams had a free shot at his head there.
Li dodges the punch combination from Williams.
Li on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Williams keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Li avoids the body shot from Williams.
Li avoids the body shot from Williams.
Williams works over Li's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Cung Li has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Corey Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
Li is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Williams's half guard.
Williams is trying to get back to full guard.
Li sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Williams defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Li is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Williams is looking to control Li's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Williams avoid being mounted?
Li throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Li not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Li missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Li thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Williams's head.
Williams is positioning himself well to prevent Li advancing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Li throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Li with the ground and pound but Williams uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Li with a flurry of punches that miss.
Williams bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Li's guard.
Williams wants to pass the guard but Li is keeping the position.
Williams postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Williams postures up in Li's guard and throws a big left but Li blocks it.
Williams stops Li from standing up.
Williams has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Li is proving hard to escape from.
Li is looking to stand up but Williams isn't so interested in that idea.
Williams with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cung Li's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Li is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Li moves away and avoids it.
Williams scores with a nice head shot.
Li shoots for a double leg takedown but Williams sprawls well. He's pushed Li's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Williams takes a swing at Li's ribcage but misses.
Li takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cung Li is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Li fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Williams digs a good body shot into Li's ribs.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Good exchange - Williams coming out on top.
Li ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams lands a glancing blow to the side of Li's head.
Williams lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Li uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams lands a jab to Li's midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Li ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Li thows a left - swing and a miss!
Li uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Williams lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from Williams does it's job there.
Corey Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Decent striking displayed by Williams there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams takes a swing at Li's ribcage but misses.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Li.
Williams throws a body punch but Li moves out of range.
Li avoids the body shot from Williams.
Li slips under a jab.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
Li bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Li slips under a jab from Williams.
Corey Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Li checks a leg kick.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Williams misses.
Li closes this distance looking for a takedown but Williams circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cung Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Williams finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Williams as Li shoots in.
Nice defenses there by Li.
Li avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Li takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Li moves away.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Li does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Williams digs a good body shot into Li's ribs.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A jab from Williams misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cung Li's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Williams misses with an uppercut. Li saw that one coming.
Williams tries to work over Li's front leg with a kick but Li checks it.
Nice defenses there by Li.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Li ducks down to avoid it.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Li rushes Williams and presses him up against the cage.
Williams tries to pull guard but Li won't allow it.
Williams jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Li walks away with a smile on his face. Williams gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Williams scores with the left hand. Li knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Li has time to react.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Li.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Li moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A big right from Williams misses.
Williams connects with a crisp jab.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Li steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams lands with a nice body punch.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Li bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Williams lands an overhand right.
Williams leaves Li with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Li shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Williams pinned against the cage. Williams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cung Li has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses the jab.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Li moves away.
Williams throws a series of punches but Li moves out of range.
Li ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Li moves away from the strike by Williams.
Li uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Williams fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Li blocks a jab.
Li moves forwards but Williams connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Li circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Williams misses.
A big left from Williams misses.
Williams throws a hook but Li avoids it easily.
Corey Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams throws a good cross that connects.
Li keeps Williams at a distance using the push kick.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Li shoots in but Williams avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cung Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Li ducks down to avoid it.
Li throws a nice head kick!
Li keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Williams. No joy for Li on that attempt.
Li takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Williams scores with a sloppy right hand. Li should have avoided that one.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
Li throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Corey Williams.
I've got Williams winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 26:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corey Williams!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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