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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Higham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ken Li struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Ken Li has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Keith Higham's chin.
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215 lbs
14 - 6 - 1 |
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187 cm
21
224 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Keith Higham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ken Li!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Higham moves into range and clinches up with Li.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Higham has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Li after a bit of a struggle.
Li lands a knee to the head.
Li is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Li gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Higham.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keith Higham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Li misses with a knee to the head.
Li connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li lands an elbow inside that Higham shrugs off.
Higham throws a punch but it's blocked by Li.
Li putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Higham in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Li is pressed up against the cage. Higham has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Li down to the mat. Li avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Li throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Higham.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Li.
An inside leg kick lands from Li.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li drives through and clinches with Higham against the cage.
Higham jumps guard and drags Li to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Li wants to stand but Higham has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Li's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Higham is looking for a triangle but Li pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Li preventing the sweep.
Higham will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Li is looking to stand up but Higham won't let him.
Higham is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Li is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Higham looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Higham trying to keep a closed guard but Li is proving a slippery customer.
Higham looking for a sweep. Not yet Higham, not yet.
Higham working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Li doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Li manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Li must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Li wants to stand but Higham is controlling his posture from full guard.
Li really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Higham. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li trying to control the position from guard on top but Higham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Li is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Higham has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Li is looking to defend but Higham has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Li! Higham pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Li taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Keith Higham!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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