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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tarmo Suulas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Li Xiaolong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suulas's entrance music is Hollywood Undead - Undead. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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155 lbs
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146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tarmo Suulas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Li Xiaolong!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suulas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Xiaolong misses with a looping left.
Suulas throws a hook but Xiaolong blocks it.
Suulas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Xiaolong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Suulas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Xiaolong. No joy for Suulas on that attempt.
Suulas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xiaolong lands a head shot.
Suulas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Xiaolong throws a leg kick which misses Suulas's front leg but catches the back leg as Suulas tries to avoid it.
Xiaolong misses with a low kick.
Suulas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Xiaolong.
Xiaolong has closed the distance and engaged Suulas in a clinch.
Suulas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Xiaolong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xiaolong manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suulas throws a lazy head kick
and Xiaolong counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tarmo Suulas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Xiaolong.
Nice body punch from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suulas manages to avoid it.
Suulas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short uppercut from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong blocks a body shot from Suulas.
Suulas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xiaolong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Suulas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Suulas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Suulas wants to break free but Xiaolong has control.
Suulas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Suulas tries to work over Xiaolong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xiaolong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Tarmo Suulas has been cut.
Suulas holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suulas misses with a punch to the body.
Suulas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Suulas wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tarmo Suulas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suulas wants to get back to striking at distance but Xiaolong won't allow it.
Suulas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suulas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Suulas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Suulas instigates a clinch.
Xiaolong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Suulas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Xiaolong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Xiaolong stuffs the takedown.
Suulas throws a series of punches but Xiaolong moves out of range.
Suulas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Xiaolong.
Suulas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Xiaolong swats away the attempt to clinch by Suulas.
Li Xiaolong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Suulas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Xiaolong swats away the attempt to clinch by Suulas.
Suulas misses with a takedown attempt - Xiaolong sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Suulas takes the fight into the clinch.
Xiaolong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Suulas has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Xiaolong avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Suulas looking for a takedown.
Suulas wants to stall.
Xiaolong struggles to land a body shot inside as Suulas controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suulas is trying to pull guard but Xiaolong turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Suulas breaks from the clinch.
Suulas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Xiaolong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Suulas throws a jab but it's blocked by Xiaolong.
Xiaolong walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Suulas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Suulas throws the left hand but Xiaolong avoids the punch easily.
Xiaolong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Suulas closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Xiaolong quickly recovers to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xiaolong moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suulas wants to control from the top but Xiaolong keeps moving.
Suulas prevents Xiaolong from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Xiaolong can't keep his opponent in guard - Suulas advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Xiaolong wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Li Xiaolong will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tarmo Suulas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Suulas misses with a two punch combination.
Suulas dodges the punch combination from Xiaolong.
Suulas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Xiaolong lands a glancing blow to the side of Suulas's head.
Xiaolong throws a quick inside leg kick.
Suulas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Suulas wants to clinch.
Xiaolong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Xiaolong fails to land with a series of punches.
Xiaolong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Suulas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suulas closes the distance and pushes Xiaolong back into the cage.
Xiaolong wants to break free but Suulas has control.
Suulas throws a head punch that misses.
Xiaolong misses with an elbow over the top.
Suulas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Xiaolong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Suulas drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xiaolong wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Suulas is now in half guard.
Suulas looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Xiaolong looks like he's trying to stand up.
Xiaolong is looking for a sweep. Suulas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suulas wants to get back to his feet.
Suulas wants to control but Xiaolong is keeping him busy.
Suulas not doing much here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tarmo Suulas just wasn't active enough.
Suulas shoots in for a takedown but Xiaolong shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xiaolong throws a hook to the side of Suulas's head but Suulas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Xiaolong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Suulas misses with a straight right.
Xiaolong keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suulas throws a head kick that misses.
Suulas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Xiaolong counters with a good low kick that Suulas was not able to check.
Xiaolong misses with a series of wild punches.
Suulas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Xiaolong shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Suulas eats them both and turns towards Xiaolong to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Suulas looks to land a combination but Xiaolong avoids it well.
A solid body kick from Xiaolong.
Suulas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Suulas is looking to clinch but Xiaolong is avoiding it.
A big left from Suulas misses.
Suulas throws a poor cross that misses
and Xiaolong counters with a left to the body.
Xiaolong throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xiaolong misses with a straight left.
Xiaolong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Suulas on the side of the head.
Xiaolong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Xiaolong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Suulas throws out the jab.
Suulas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Xiaolong can pounce on him.
Xiaolong misses with an attempted mid kick.
Suulas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Suulas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Xiaolong throws a front kick aimed at Suulas's knee but Suulas avoids it well.
Xiaolong sizes up Suulas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suulas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Xiaolong finds it's way round the side to connect with Suulas's head.
Suulas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Xiaolong tries to bum rush Suulas with a series of wild strikes but Suulas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Xiaolong works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Li Xiaolong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tarmo Suulas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Suulas fails to land the takedown.
Suulas scores a takedown into full mount!
Suulas sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Suulas working for a submission but Xiaolong is keeping him at bay.
Xiaolong is working to get back to half guard.
Suulas controlling the position easily from mount.
Xiaolong tries to hold on but Suulas postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaolong is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Xiaolong is desperately trying to improve his position but Suulas has a good base and remains in mount.
Suulas controlling from mount.
The referee warns Xiaolong that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Xiaolong working to try and regain half guard.
Xiaolong is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tarmo Suulas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suulas looking to control and managing it successfully.
Suulas avoids the attempt from Xiaolong to control.
Xiaolong gets back to half guard.
Xiaolong is refusing to be controlled, as Suulas sits in half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Xiaolong is concentrating on defense, preventing Suulas from advancing position.
Suulas is looking to advance position but Xiaolong won't allow it.
Suulas is trying to control the action in half guard but Xiaolong is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tarmo Suulas has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Suulas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suulas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Xiaolong. Xiaolong obviously looking to wear him down.
Suulas shoots in but Xiaolong avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tarmo Suulas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suulas moves in looking to clinch but Xiaolong pushes him off.
Xiaolong misses with a hook. Suulas ducked under it nicely.
Suulas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Suulas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Xiaolong sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Xiaolong is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Xiaolong keeps the fight on the outside.
Xiaolong takes one to the chin there.
Suulas is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Suulas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Xiaolong is out of range.
Suulas shoots for a takedown but Xiaolong saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suulas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Xiaolong.
Suulas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suulas is looking to clinch.
Xiaolong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Suulas circles away quickly and effectively.
Xiaolong connects with a body shot.
Suulas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Xiaolong stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Xiaolong wants it to stay on the feet.
Suulas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Xiaolong lands a nice hook to Suulas's body. Suulas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Xiaolong throws a leg kick which misses Suulas's front leg but catches the back leg as Suulas tries to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xiaolong thumps Suulas with a low kick.
Xiaolong pushes Suulas up against the cage in a clinch.
Suulas tries to land knees in the clinch but Xiaolong avoids the damage to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Li Xiaolong.
I've got Xiaolong 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Li Xiaolong!
During a confident post fight interview, Li Xiaolong thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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