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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Li Xiaolong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Peppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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146 lbs
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144 lbs
29 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Li Xiaolong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Brian Peppers!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Xiaolong.
Xiaolong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peppers swings for the body but Xiaolong moves out of range.
A jab from Xiaolong finds it's way through Peppers's defenses.
Xiaolong swats away the attempt to clinch by Peppers.
Peppers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peppers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peppers slips under a jab from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong connects with a right hand. Peppers shakes it off.
Xiaolong moves out of range as Peppers throws a body kick.
Xiaolong lands a body shot.
Peppers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Peppers moves out of range as Xiaolong strikes.
Xiaolong sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Xiaolong misses with a wild body shot.
Xiaolong scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peppers connects with a leg kick. Xiaolong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Xiaolong is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A combination from Xiaolong does no damage.
Xiaolong throws a right hand that Peppers ducks under and follows up with a left that Peppers also avoids with ease.
Xiaolong slips a jab from Peppers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaolong throws a leg kick but Peppers sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Xiaolong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Xiaolong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Peppers.
Xiaolong changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Peppers tries to clinch up but Xiaolong circles away and keeps his distance.
Peppers misses with a straight right.
Peppers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Xiaolong lands a right hook to the body.
Xiaolong is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Peppers walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Xiaolong checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Xiaolong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Peppers tries to work over Xiaolong's front leg with a kick but Xiaolong checks it.
Li Xiaolong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xiaolong just misses with a punch to the body.
Xiaolong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Xiaolong with a hook.
Jab from Peppers.
Peppers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Xiaolong lands a glancing blow to the side of Peppers's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Xiaolong scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Peppers doesn't manage to clinch there - Xiaolong circles away.
Peppers tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Xiaolong is able to avoid easily.
A jab lands there for Xiaolong.
Xiaolong walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Xiaolong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Peppers throws a head kick that misses.
Xiaolong ducks under a wild hook from Peppers.
A jab from Xiaolong misses.
Xiaolong looks to land a combination but Peppers avoids it well.
Xiaolong misses with a two punch combination.
Xiaolong avoids the head kick by Peppers.
Peppers takes one to the chin there.
Peppers throws a leg kick which misses Xiaolong's front leg but catches the back leg as Xiaolong tries to avoid it.
Xiaolong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Peppers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Xiaolong scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Xiaolong is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Xiaolong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Xiaolong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xiaolong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Xiaolong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peppers tried to score with a low kick but Xiaolong checks it.
Xiaolong connects with an inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Xiaolong.
Peppers connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Xiaolong momentarily.
Xiaolong clobbers Peppers with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Xiaolong feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pepperss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Peppers tries a head kick but it misses.
Xiaolong throws a wild body kick that Peppers sees coming a mile off.
Peppers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xiaolong.
Xiaolong blocks a head kick by Peppers.
Xiaolong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Peppers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xiaolong lands a nice uppercut.
Xiaolong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Peppers lands a left hand.
Peppers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Xiaolong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pepperss head.
Peppers trying to land knees to the body.
Peppers blocks an uppercut.
Peppers trying to land knees to the body.
Peppers tries a knee to the head but Xiaolong blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot in the inside from Xiaolong.
Peppers tries to land knees in the clinch but Xiaolong avoids the damage to the body.
Peppers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Li Xiaolong 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.
Peppers throws a series of punches but Xiaolong avoids them all with ease.
Peppers moves out of range of the strikes.
Xiaolong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Xiaolong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Peppers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Peppers throws a head kick that Xiaolong semi-blocks.
Peppers scores with a jab to the body.
Xiaolong throws a leg kick but Peppers checks it.
Peppers scores with a jab to the body.
Peppers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Peppers tries to clinch up but Xiaolong circles away and keeps his distance.
Peppers takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Peppers is looking to slow Xiaolong down with leg kicks.
Xiaolong misses with a kick to the body.
Xiaolong lands with a right hand.
Peppers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Xiaolong walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Peppers checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Peppers slips a straight right by Xiaolong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaolong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peppers.
Peppers moves away from the strike by Xiaolong.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Xiaolong checks a leg kick.
Xiaolong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Peppers looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Xiaolong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Xiaolong throws a front kick aimed at Peppers's knee but Peppers avoids it well.
Peppers looks to land a body kick but Xiaolong moved away.
Xiaolong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peppers tries to clinch up but Xiaolong circles away and keeps his distance.
Xiaolong misses with a low kick.
Xiaolong misses with a body kick.
Xiaolong throws a nice inside leg kick.
Peppers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Xiaolong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peppers.
Xiaolong swings widly with a right hand
and Peppers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers moves out of range of the body kick from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Xiaolong throws out a leg kick but Peppers moves out of range and Xiaolong only half commits.
A bone on bone clash there as Peppers blocks the leg kick.
Peppers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Peppers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Peppers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Peppers blocks a head kick by Xiaolong.
Peppers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Xiaolong.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xiaolong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xiaolong works Peppers's body with a nice hook.
Peppers tries to clinch but Xiaolong is having none of it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Xiaolong checks a leg kick.
Xiaolong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Xiaolong misses with a low kick.
Peppers avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Xiaolong has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Xiaolong there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Peppers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xiaolong.
Peppers misses with a wild body shot.
Peppers tries to clinch but Xiaolong is having none of it.
Xiaolong misses with a low kick as Peppers jumps back.
Peppers tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Xiaolong is able to avoid easily.
Xiaolong takes a kick to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Peppers.
Peppers tries to land a front kick but Xiaolong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Xiaolong throws a lazy right hand but Peppers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Peppers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Xiaolong.
Xiaolong throws a looping overhand right but Peppers ducks down to avoid it.
Peppers with a jab.
Xiaolong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Peppers.
Xiaolong on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Xiaolong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong lands with a right hand.
Xiaolong feints and then cracks Peppers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Peppers down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xiaolong delivers a nice body kick.
Xiaolong misses with a head kick.
Xiaolong looks for the body kick but Peppers saw that one coming.
Xiaolong misses the shot to the body.
Peppers throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Xiaolong moves out of range of the leg kick from Peppers.
Xiaolong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xiaolong has taken the fight to the clinch.
Peppers misses with a knee strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xiaolong struggles to land a body shot inside as Peppers controls his hands.
Peppers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Xiaolong struggles to land a body shot inside as Peppers controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Li Xiaolong will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Peppers gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Peppers throws a shot from downtown. Xiaolong moves away and avoids it.
Peppers misses with a series of wild punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Peppers.
Peppers tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Xiaolong avoids the body shot from Peppers.
Xiaolong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Xiaolong throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Peppers's head.
Xiaolong throws a half hearted mid kick.
Peppers slips a straight right by Xiaolong.
Peppers steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Xiaolong. That one must have hurt.
Xiaolong throws a chopping leg kick but Peppers manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Xiaolong checks a low kick from Peppers.
Peppers pivots, looking for a leg kick but Xiaolong is out of range and Peppers settles back down.
Peppers pivots, looking for a leg kick but Xiaolong is out of range and Peppers settles back down.
Xiaolong tries to clinch but Peppers is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaolong takes a swing at Peppers's ribcage but misses.
Peppers tries a head kick but it misses.
Peppers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Xiaolong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Peppers misses with a looping right.
Peppers connects with a leg kick. Xiaolong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Peppers cracks Xiaolong with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Peppers misses the target.
Peppers scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Xiaolong throws a jab when Peppers was well out of range.
Xiaolong misses with a kick to the body
and Peppers counters with an outside leg kick.
Peppers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Peppers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Peppers slips a straight right by Xiaolong.
Xiaolong scores with a crisp jab that stopped Peppers in his tracks.
Peppers misses with a straight right.
Xiaolong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong looks to score with a jab to the body but Peppers is just out of range.
Peppers cracks the inside of Xiaolong's front leg.
Xiaolong moves out of range as Peppers strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Peppers.
Peppers misses with a looping left.
Peppers ducks under a wild hook from Xiaolong.
Peppers drops his hands momentarily and Xiaolong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Xiaolong misses with a few strikes there.
Xiaolong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Good leg kick by Peppers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Xiaolong tries to move into range but Peppers moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Peppers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Xiaolong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peppers rushes Xiaolong and presses him up against the cage.
Xiaolong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peppers is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers takes a shot to the head.
Peppers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Peppers blocks an elbow strike from Xiaolong.
Peppers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Xiaolong avoids it.
Peppers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xiaolong's elbow.
Peppers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Xiaolong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xiaolong tries to circle away but Peppers has him pinned against the cage.
Peppers prevents a body shot from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A knee to the head by Peppers.
It looks like Li Xiaolong has been cut.
Xiaolong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peppers is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Peppers backwards.
Brian Peppers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peppers tries to land knees in the clinch but Xiaolong avoids the damage to the body.
Xiaolong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Peppers misses with a punch on the inside.
Xiaolong lands an elbow that stopped Peppers in his tracks for a moment.
Xiaolong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Peppers avoiding damage as Xiaolong throws knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Peppers avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peppers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Xiaolong avoiding damage as Peppers throws knees to the body.
Peppers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brian Peppers.
Well Xiaolong has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Li Xiaolong!
Li Xiaolong seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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