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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zhelin Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil MaCrackin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zhelin Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phil MaCrackin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Li misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Li misses with a series of wild punches.
Li has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhelin Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MaCrackin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Li fails to pull guard.
MaCrackin slowing the pace effectively.
MaCrackin lands a nice knee to the body.
MaCrackin ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. MaCrackin no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Li throws a strike but MaCrackin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Li is looking for a triangle but MaCrackin pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MaCrackin is stalling in the full guard.
Li looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Li is looking for a triangle but MaCrackin pushes his legs off easily.
Li is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and MaCrackin defends well.
Li has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but MaCrackin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Li looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MaCrackin trying to control but Li is working from the bottom.
Li has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but MaCrackin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Li escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. MaCrackin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
MaCrackin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Li keeping full guard, as MaCrackin tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li is looking for a triangle but MaCrackin pushes his legs off easily.
MaCrackin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
MaCrackin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Li is keeping the position for now.
MaCrackin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Li is proving hard to escape from.
Li has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but MaCrackin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Li is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MaCrackin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Li is proving hard to escape from.
Li escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. MaCrackin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
MaCrackin is looking to stand up but Li won't let him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Li has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. MaCrackin is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Li.
Li can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zhelin Li 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.
MaCrackin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Li quickly recovers to half guard.
Li looking for submissions off his back.
MaCrackin stalling.
Li is trying to get back to full guard.
Zhelin Li overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li is trying to control but can't.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with MaCrackin in particular looking to stall.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Phil MaCrackin wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nice takedown defense from MaCrackin. No joy for Li on that attempt.
Jab by Li.
Phil MaCrackin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts MaCrackin as he jumps to the side.
MaCrackin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Li.
Li misses with an uppercut.
MaCrackin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Li tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhelin Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li has hold of one of MaCrackin's legs. MaCrackin is fighting the takedown attempt but Li gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Li preventing the sweep.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li is stalling in the full guard.
Li won't allow MaCrackin to get back to his feet.
Li pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. MaCrackin is keeping the position for now.
MaCrackin trying to control the position.
Li controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Phil MaCrackin was stalling too much, according to the referee.
MaCrackin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Li takes a knee right on the jaw!
Li tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. MaCrackin just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MaCrackin decides to pull guard.
Li trying to control but MaCrackin is working from the bottom.
MaCrackin keeping full guard, as Li tries to pass.
Li throwing strikes from guard but MaCrackin blocks nicely.
Li stops MaCrackin from standing up.
MaCrackin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Li.
Li slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. MaCrackin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Li.
MaCrackin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Li is working for a kimura but MaCrackin is defending it quite comfortably.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Li slows the pace down in half guard.
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 Zhelin Li will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Li fails with a takedown attempt.
MaCrackin tries a head kick but it misses.
MaCrackin rushes Li and presses him up against the cage.
MaCrackin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
MaCrackin is pressed up against the cage. Li has hold of a leg and is looking to drag MaCrackin down to the mat. MaCrackin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Li keeps the fight on the outside.
Li will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A decent looking body kick lands there for MaCrackin.
Li keeps the fight on the outside.
No luck for Li with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhelin Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MaCrackin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MaCrackin moves in looking to clinch but Li pushes him off.
MaCrackin stuffs the takedown.
MaCrackin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice sprawl there from MaCrackin as Li shoots in.
MaCrackin stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Li takes a head kick and keeps coming.
MaCrackin scores with a head kick. Li tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
MaCrackin scoring well with a low kick there.
MaCrackin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
MaCrackin takes the fight into the clinch.
Li tries for a takedown but MaCrackin manages to get underhooks.
Li looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MaCrackin breaks from the clinch.
MaCrackin scores with a head kick. Li tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Li fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
MaCrackin tries to clinch up.
Li tries to score a power double leg takedown but MaCrackin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Li somewhat.
MaCrackin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Li is defended easily by MaCrackin.
Li dives in and grabs MaCrackin's left leg, looking for a takedown. MaCrackin pushes down on Li's head and hops out.
A head kick from MaCrackin lands but Li takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by MaCrackin.
MaCrackin has managed to clinch.
MaCrackin pulls guard effortlessly.
Li wants to control from the top but MaCrackin keeps moving.
Li pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. MaCrackin is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MaCrackin has control of Li's left arm, preventing Li from doing any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
MaCrackin lands a head kick. Li smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
MaCrackin tries to clinch up but Li circles away and keeps his distance.
MaCrackin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Zhelin Li is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
MaCrackin pushes Li up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MaCrackin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Li is trying to trip MaCrackin. He has hold of a leg but MaCrackin is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Li persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
MaCrackin looking for a sweep. Not yet MaCrackin, not yet.
Li is fighting to break MaCrackin's control of his arms but MaCrackin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil MaCrackin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Li 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Phil MaCrackin!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Phil MaCrackin!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Phil MaCrackin!
Phil MaCrackin wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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